Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Resignation and Entrepreneurship: Difficulty in patchwork

In the First World War, Europe became a battlefield, and supplies were in short supply. Japanese products became popular items, and they could sell anything. This greatly stimulated the rapid development of Japanese industry, and domestic industrial and commercial enterprises sprung up like mushrooms. .Konosuke Matsushita also had the idea of ​​running a business on his own. In 1910, the application of electric energy brought bright prospects to Japan.The city of Osaka began to operate trams.Konosuke Matsushita saw the future of electricity even though he was only 17 years old.At that time, he simply believed that with the tram, the demand for bicycles would decrease.So, he decided to change his life trajectory and join the electrical industry.

There is an interesting episode when Konosuke Matsushita leaves the bicycle shop.Based on a young man's bold vision of the future, he positioned his career on electricity, and asked his brother-in-law for help, hoping to work in a newly established electric light company.However, the owner of the bicycle shop was so kind to Konosuke Matsushita that he couldn't tell the boss why he left.So, Konosuke Matsushita took a childish approach-leave secretly, and left a letter, the content of the letter is: In this way, Konosuke Matsushita left the fifth generation bicycle shop where he had worked hard for 7 years, and came to his sister's house in Osaka.At this time, the elder sister was married, and her brother-in-law Kameyama was a warm-hearted person with a kind heart. He treated Konosuke Matsushita as his younger brother, and before that, he had promised to seek a position for Konosuke Matsushita in the electric light company.

After dinner with his sister and brother-in-law, Konosuke Matsushita told them the purpose of his trip: "Sister and brother-in-law, I have quit my job in the bicycle shop. My brother-in-law once promised me to find me a job at the electric light company. Go tomorrow, can you?" "What? Tomorrow? You have already resigned? Aji, you are too reckless, and the electric light company doesn't just get in just by saying it!" Matsushita Konosuke was stunned after hearing this, he thought he was leaving The bicycle shop can enter the electric light company, and it also regrets its recklessness.Seeing his disappointed look, the elder sister comforted him and said, "Aji, there are a lot of people applying to join the electric light company, and there is no quota yet. You have to wait for a while, and stay at my elder sister's house and wait for the news."

Konosuke Matsushita heard what his sister and brother-in-law said, so he could only stay at his sister's house first, but he was a restless person. When he saw the advertisement of "Sakura Cement Company Recruiting Porters", he signed up without hesitation.Seeing the thin and frail Lucky, the director of the company said coldly: "Boy, porter is a very hard physical job, can you bear it?" "Yes, I can, please accept me, I will not affect the work progress, please!" Seeing that Konosuke Matsushita wanted to work so urgently, the supervisor agreed.That night, Konosuke Matsushita told her sister that she had successfully applied for the job. Unexpectedly, her sister cried at that time.In my sister's heart, Konosuke Matsushita should be cared for as the only boy in the family, but he worked for a living at a young age, and his body is so thin, how can he undertake such heavy physical work as a porter?Thinking of the scene of the thin Konosuke Matsushita carrying cement on the construction site, my sister couldn't stop crying.

"Sister, why are you crying?" Konosuke Matsushita comforted her sister, "Although I am thin, I have also developed good physical strength in the process of repairing bicycles in the bicycle shop. Moreover, this job is only because I entered the electric light company I won’t be working for a long time in the previous transitional work. Elder sister, besides, I can’t eat idle food at home.” Hearing that my younger brother is so sensible, my elder sister was both relieved and sad, so she didn’t object any more. However, being a porter is not ordinary hard work.Loading, pushing and unloading, every link is a contest of physical strength.The porters there are all strong men with big arms and round waists. 15-year-old Konosuke Matsushita works with these people. It is really scary and I am really worried that I will not be competent.Especially put the cement on the trolley and push it around.Konosuke Matsushita couldn't stand such a job, and would often be overtaken by the trolleys pushing from behind, almost colliding several times.

At this time, the worker behind said rudely: "Hey, boy in front, push quickly! If you slow down, you will be killed!" Although Konosuke Matsushita pushed hard, he couldn't do what he wanted, and he really didn't know what to do. . After working for about 10 days, the supervisor said to Konosuke Matsushita sympathetically: "Your body is not suitable for working here, go find another job." And assigned him some lighter jobs.Konosuke Matsushita is sincerely grateful for the kindness and understanding of the supervisor.Later, Konosuke Matsushita was sent to the factory as a guard to measure the cement machine.

This factory is the central factory for making cement. It is full of sand and dust all day long. The stone dust is so thick that people can't see things five feet away.Working there, you have to cover your eyes and mouth with a cloth. Even so, after an hour, your mouth will be full of sand and your throat will start to hurt. Although it doesn't take much effort, but that kind of dusty place is really not for people. Fortunately, Matsushita surrendered after working for a day, so he had to go back to work as the original porter. Later, he gradually got used to the work of carrying, and he was barely able to do it.In those days, Konosuke Matsushita, who came home from work all day, seemed to be falling apart, but in order not to make his sister feel sad, he had to pretend that nothing had happened every day when he went home.

During this short period of porter life, something happened that almost killed Konosuke Matsushita. From my sister's house to the Sakura Cement Company, there is a river in the middle. Konosuke Matsushita has to take a small steamboat to and from get off work every day.Sitting on a boat, blowing a slight wind, what a pleasant thing for a person who works in the dust all day.While admiring the scenery, Matsushita Konosuke experienced the relaxation and happiness after labor. One day, Konosuke Matsushita was sitting on the side of the boat. Because his body and spirit had been in a state of high tension, he was accidentally squeezed into the water in a trance.By the time Konosuke Matsushita struggled to surface, the small steamboat had already sailed away.At this time, Konosuke Matsushita forgot to be afraid, and he struggled desperately because he was not good at swimming, and he persisted like this for an unknown time, and another boat finally came.Konosuke Matsushita began to call for help, and the people on the boat found him, and it was only a narrow escape.Fortunately, it was summer at that time. If it was winter, he might not be so lucky to survive until rescued.

From this incident, Matsushita realized some truths: the despair when I fell into the water did not affect my desire to survive, as long as I persist in everything, maybe there will be a better turnaround.At present, I am very hard, but as long as I can persevere, I will definitely be able to wait until the moment when the electric light company beckons me! During the three months of gritted teeth and hard work in the Sakura Cement Company, he endured unprecedented heavy physical exercise, so he had an unforgettable experience of the hardships of life. Acceptance notice.Since then, his life has opened a new page.

On October 21, 1910, Konosuke Matsushita, who was only 15 years old, entered the Osaka Electric Lighting Office as a trainee for an insider.In this way, he finally got his wish and took the first step into the electrical industry. According to the company's regulations, Konosuke Matsushita has to be a trainee for 3 years, and then he can become a full-time employee if he passes the assessment.He first worked as an assistant to the wiring man in the house. The job of the wiring man's assistant was to put the wires, lamp holders, tools and other materials needed by the wiring man on the trolley, and go to the homes of various customers, at least five or six a day.However, thanks to his previous work experience as a porter in a cement plant for 3 months, Konosuke Matsushita could handle the job with ease.Now think about it, no matter what a person does or experiences, he will accumulate some useful things for his future. Therefore, everyone must not underestimate what he is doing now, even if it is something that ordinary people cannot bear.Only by taking every step in a down-to-earth manner can it be possible to accumulate a lot and move towards success.

After one or two months like this, Matsushita Konosuke was already very familiar with the wiring work with his diligence and studious.As long as there are formal technicians watching over simple jobs, he can do them very well. In addition, he himself is diligent and willing to work, and his skills improve quickly.One day, the master mechanic praised him and said: "Matsushita, you are so diligent and studious, and your hands are also very dexterous. You will definitely become a good mechanic in the future." Matsushita Konosuke felt sweeter than eating honey. After that, he worked even harder. , and will soon be able to work independently. Three months later, the company held a wire joint technology competition. Many senior technicians participated in the competition. Although Konosuke Matsushita was only an assistant, he would not let go of this opportunity to show himself and signed up for the competition.Surprisingly, Konosuke Matsushita beat those skilled workers and won the first prize. This unexpected first prize gave Konosuke Matsushita great encouragement, and at the same time strengthened his confidence in the electrical industry.Soon, the company expanded its business, and the supervisor saw that Konosuke Matsushita was hardworking, capable, skilled, smart and studious, so he made an exception and transferred him to a regular employee and appointed him as the engineering foreman. At that time, Japan had just introduced electricity. In the eyes of many people, electricity was a very mysterious thing, and it was also very scary. Touching it would kill you.Therefore, ordinary people don't dare to touch live things at home, but any items involving electricity, even if it's just a thread, should be handled by professionals.Therefore, the employees of the electric light company have become almost gods in the hearts of the common people, and they are very respected. Konosuke Matsushita's superb electrical technology, meticulous work style and honest and kind character quickly won the appreciation and trust of the company and colleagues.At that time, he was required to participate in almost all important projects undertaken by the company, including the huge light box advertising project for opening a beach in Binsi Park, the electrical reconstruction project of Lubian Theater, and so on. Konosuke Matsushita was deeply impressed by the Hamdera Park project.In addition to the technical difficulty of the engineering project at that time, the more important thing is that the bathing beach has a great impact on the lives of the public.As the project progressed day by day, Konosuke Matsushita gradually felt that everyone's interest in sea bathing gradually deepened, and sea bathing's positive effects on people's life, sports, health, entertainment, etc. became increasingly apparent.From this, Konosuke Matsushita realized that no matter what kind of business you run, you must take the needs of the public as the premise. Only by further serving the public, meeting the needs of the public, and gaining the approval of the public can the business be successful. After Konosuke Matsushita went to work at the electric light company, he moved out of his sister's house and stayed with his colleague Ashida at the house of another colleague, Mr. Jinshan.Ashida-kun is a self-motivated person. He studied in Kansai Shoko while working. In the days when he lived with Ashida-kun, Konosuke Matsushita was greatly influenced by him.In addition, at work, he found that in order to gain a foothold in the electrical industry, he had to learn a lot of new knowledge, and then he also had the idea of ​​continuing to study. When the night school department of Kansai Commercial and Industrial School recruited students, Matsushita Konosuke went to sign up.Matsushita Konosuke rushed to the distant night school to study after get off work every day with his indomitable spirit. Since he only had the education level of the fourth grade of elementary school, it was very difficult to listen to the lectures. In addition, the lectures in the evening school progressed very quickly, so Konosuke Matsushita can only work harder than others.A year later, Konosuke Matsushita successfully obtained the preparatory diploma.After entering the undergraduate course, Konosuke Matsushita chose the electrical engineering subject related to work, but the undergraduate course was no better than the preparatory course, and the course was difficult. Although he tried everything he could, he still couldn't keep up with the teacher's progress.Konosuke Matsushita expended a lot of physical strength in his study and work, and his already weak body could no longer bear it, so he dropped out of school. The history of Konosuke Matsushita’s failure to study is a warning to us: when conditions and time are available, young people who study should cherish learning opportunities and learn step by step and systematically.At the same time, we also saw that it was because Konosuke Matsushita did his best to master the theoretical knowledge of electricity in this short period of more than a year, which laid the foundation for his future development. After Konosuke Matsushita dropped out of school, he worked while recuperating his body. In order to allow himself more time to recuperate, he began to think about the specific procedures and specifications of his work. At that time, the electrical industry had just started in Japan, and there were no specific regulations for electrician operations. In practice, there were many procedures and processes that wereted manpower and material resources.Careful Konosuke Matsushita found some easy-to-operate methods through observation and continuous thinking, and told his workers about his findings. Everyone tried to follow suit, and the efficiency was greatly increased. In this way, Konosuke Matsushita has a higher status among the workers, and even the boss has praised him many times.The technician under him said to him: "Mr. Matsushita, you don't need to work in the future, just find a way to make everyone save energy and work faster at work! Please!" Plan well and minimize unnecessary links.In this way, Konosuke Matsushita unknowingly came into contact with another knowledge of business in the future-management.Konosuke Matsushita gradually learned the joy of management by constantly exploring experience and seeking more efficient working methods in the electric light company.In the later days of doing business, no matter what he did, he paid great attention to management, that is, how to efficiently use limited resources, which became the magic weapon for Panasonic. In 1913, Konosuke Matsushita was appointed by the company as an inspector. This is a profession that is envied and coveted by his peers. He only checks whether there is any problem with the work of the workers.Because he knows the worker's operating level and he is careful and willing to work, it is very easy and handy.But it was this kind of light work that prompted Konosuke Matsushita to leave the company to seek his own development. As early as when Konosuke Matsushita was not working as an inspector, he found that there were many deficiencies in the design of the sockets on the market, so he began to use his spare time to improve the sockets.After spending a lot of thought, he finally completed a test product, so he showed it to the director with great interest. "Director, this is my improved socket." He introduced the advantages of the socket one by one, but the director seemed very dissatisfied after reading it, and said, "You can't do this at all, and you need to work harder." Matsushita Konosuke, who was full of confidence, felt as if he had been hit in the head when he heard it. He always felt that the director had no vision. It was not until he made the socket that he realized that his original work was really bad. However, Konosuke Matsushita was not discouraged, and devoted himself to improving the socket as always. Soon, he found the director again with his improved socket: "Director, take a look at my improved socket again." "Well, has it really been improved?" The director asked while looking at the socket repeatedly, "Not bad, but I have to report to the company and ask an expert to appraise it." "Will the company adopt my improved socket?" Konosuke Matsushita asked urgently. "I can't guarantee this. Everything has to be arranged by the company." The director said. A few days later, the director found Konosuke Matsushita to the office and said to him: "The company thinks your socket design is very good, but everyone is used to the old socket, so there is no need to switch to a new socket." "So, the company is not interested in improved sockets?" Konosuke Matsushita asked puzzled. "Matsushita, please remember that we are an electric light company, not a company that produces sockets. Don't worry about sockets and do your job well, understand?" said the director, "Besides, if the company adopts a new type of socket, then the old What about the sockets? What about the many sockets in stock?” "Hey." Konosuke Matsushita replied carelessly.The attitude of the director and the company undoubtedly poured cold water on Konosuke Matsushita. On the way home, he thought to himself: Since the company doesn’t adopt good things, why can’t I do it myself?Recalling his father's expectations for himself, an idea suddenly popped up in his heart: leave the electric light company and start his own business!The future is bright, and at only 23 years old, he can't help being taken aback by his bold ideas. On the second day after discussing with his wife Umeyuki Iue, Konosuke Matsushita came to the director's office again and offered to resign to the director. The director was shocked: "Matsushita-san, you have just been promoted to inspector, how many people are jealous of your position! You So young, with a bright future! Is it just for your improved socket? You should think twice!" "Yes, I want to operate my outlet, thank you for your long-term care, please approve my request." Konosuke Matsushita said calmly. In fact, the director didn't want Konosuke Matsushita to lose this talent, so he tried to keep him, but Konosuke Matsushita was still determined to leave the company, so the director had no choice but to agree to his resignation.In this way, Konosuke Matsushita left the Osaka Electric Lamp Company where he had worked for 7 years and started his own entrepreneurial journey. Konosuke Matsushita was convinced that the improved socket was a considerable technological advancement compared to the old socket, and he applied for a patent to the Japanese Bureau of Standards on October 3, 1916. On January 24, 1917, after being reviewed and appraised by the Bureau, the registration was approved, and the patent license of "Utility New Case No. 42129" was issued.The improved light socket has been recognized by the country, and the future Matsushita Electric Company, with a small improved light socket, started its arduous journey to enter the world's electrical appliance market. Konosuke Matsushita gave up the stable life of a small employee and started his own business.However, running a business is easier said than done, and Konosuke Matsushita, who just resigned, is facing a bunch of thorny problems.The first is the "three noes", no funds, no personnel, and no factory buildings. Konosuke Matsushita must first solve the financial problem.After resigning, Konosuke Matsushita received a one-time severance pay of 33.2 yen, a provident fund of 42 yen, plus the family's original savings of 20 yen, a total of only 95.2 yen.At that time in Japan, it was impossible to buy a machine tool for 100 yen. Konosuke Matsushita wanted to start a factory, and this capital was absolutely not enough.But the ambitious Konosuke Matsushita felt that money was not a problem and he could save money. The personnel aspect is also stretched.His wife Umezhi Iue was of course the first choice, and he called Umezhi Iue's younger brother Toshio Iue to help.The just 15-year-old Jing Zhi was the founder of Sanyo Electric Company in the future.Konosuke Matsushita worked in the electric light company for 7 years, but he was only in touch with engineering work, and the light socket was the work of product manufacturing. He was just a layman.So he hired two colleagues from the company, one was Isaburo Hayashi who was a worker at the Electric Chamber of Commerce, and the other was Nobujiro Morita who was still at the Osaka Electric Light Company at the time.When Konosuke Matsushita showed them his plan and hoped that they would come to help, both of them readily agreed.Of course, the two did not resign from the company, but asked for a long vacation from the original company. The next factory building to be purchased is the house of Konosuke Matsushita.There are two rooms in his house, one big room is used as a workshop, and the other small room is left for his wife to live in. In this way, a reluctant factory was completed, and the first team created by Konosuke Matsushita was formed.Although there are only 5 people, they are the key force for Panasonic's success! Just when everything is ready and just waiting for the start of work, the most difficult and most critical problem arises: technology.Konosuke Matsushita's improved socket was improved with the old socket shell. Now that he manufactures the socket himself, he has to make the bakelite shell, but this is undoubtedly a difficult problem for 5 people who have never been involved in manufacturing! However, these five people are full of longing for future careers and a sense of mission, and have a strong interest in technological innovation. The limitations and pressure of funds and personnel force them to do it themselves, 4 men, three big and one small, The trial production of the bakelite shell started in the simple workshop. Konosuke Matsushita and the five people initially guessed that the bakelite shell of the lamp socket was probably made of asphalt, asbestos, talcum powder and the like in a certain proportion, heated and pressed.As for how to configure these three raw materials and what ratio they have, they don't know at all.At that time, the manufacturing process of this kind of Bakelite shell was kept secret by the manufacturer, and if it was leaked, it would be tantamount to cutting off one's own financial resources.Konosuke Matsushita even secretly picked up discarded bakelite shells outside the factory that produced similar products, and took them home for analysis, and then several people repeatedly experimented in the shed.After many days of experiments, there was no progress, and everyone was a little discouraged. Seeing everyone like this, Matsushita Konosuke said: "Everyone has worked hard recently! It doesn't matter if you don't understand the production process of bakelite shells. If you don't understand, there are benefits. Don't be burdened by your thoughts. As long as you work together and keep experimenting, you will be able to Success, please!" As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately devoted themselves to the experiment of the bakelite shell with enthusiasm.In fact, Konosuke Matsushita was more anxious than anyone else, but he couldn't get angry at everyone, and could only silently devote himself to work after encouraging everyone. God always favors those who are diligent and innovative.When they had been working hard for more than ten days without any progress, they suddenly heard that Mr. Tanaka, a colleague from the electric lamp company, would make this bakelite device, and excitement appeared on several faces that were smudged and blackened.Mr. Tanaka left the electric lamp company earlier than Konosuke Matsushita, and first worked as a mechanic in a factory that baked bakelite products. After mastering the production method, he came out to build his own factory for production. However, due to poor management, he was preparing to make another Find a way out. Konosuke Matsushita immediately put down the work at hand and went to Mr. Tanaka for advice.After Tanaka-kun learned that Konosuke Matsushita also resigned to start a business, the sympathy between the two is self-evident.Mr. Tanaka admired Konosuke Matsushita when he was in the electric lamp company. When he learned of Konosuke Matsushita's difficulties, he told him the bakelite device manufacturing process he had mastered without reservation. After getting the advice from Mr. Tanaka, the four men started to make the socket casing intensively. After a few days, they finally fired the bakelite casing that looked good on the outside, put it into copper sheets, connected the wires, and the light turned on.It worked!Konosuke Matsushita finally created an improved light socket. Through this incident, Konosuke Matsushita benefited a lot. This is not only the understanding of the firing method of an uncomplicated bakelite device, but also his own personal experience of entrepreneurship.If Konosuke Matsushita hadn't given Tanaka-kun's unreserved guidance this time, the result might be difficult to say.Therefore, to set up a factory or build an enterprise, it is far from enough to have enthusiasm and perseverance. It is also necessary to have technology and talents who master technology. Only with technology and talents can an enterprise remain young forever.Konosuke Matsushita received such an important revelation at the beginning of his business, and this revelation will run through the business process of Konosuke Matsushita in the next few decades. The first difficulty after Konosuke Matsushita started his business finally passed, but he couldn't breathe a sigh of relief because another difficulty immediately came before them. After several months of production, the first improved sockets were manufactured.Once something is made, it must be sold, so that the factory can survive.However, Konosuke Matsushita and the others have been busy making products, but they have neglected sales, and they have not even considered how to sell and how to price things after they are made.Konosuke Matsushita has no specific plan on how to sell the product after it comes out. Where will the product be sold?How to set the price?Konosuke Matsushita and other 5 people are laymen in technology and sales.At this time, Konosuke Matsushita realized that production is not the only link in the enterprise. Only by selling the products can we make money and the factory can continue to operate. Konosuke Matsushita quickly called Morita Yanjiro, Hayashi Isaburo, and Toshio Iue to discuss countermeasures. He said: "At present, thanks to everyone's blessings, the product has been produced, but we don't know the electrical wholesalers and the market. , and how to set the price of the socket?" Morita Yanjiro said: "When we were in the power company, we used to refer to the price of the socket, how about it?" For this suggestion, both Hayashi Isaburo and Matsushita Konosuke agreed, but Matsushita Konosuke said: "Morita-kun, you are better at public relations, you should first take a sample to the owner of the electrical appliance store, tell them our pricing, and ask them to comment Just a moment, and then we'll make the final decision." "Okay, let's do it." Everyone agreed.Then, Konosuke Matsushita re-divided the labor for everyone: the eloquent Morita Yanjiro was in charge of sales, and the rest continued to produce. Morita Yanjiro came back with reference information, and Matsushita Konosuke and Hayashi Isaburo made their first pricing together.The next day, the enthusiastic Morita Yanjiro started a difficult sales job.Every day, he would take a few samples and walk around the streets, never missing any electrical appliance store in the city, to introduce the advantages of this new type of socket to others, and to demonstrate it to them, and finally to negotiate the price. When Morita Yanjiro was selling, Konosuke Matsushita felt nervous and at a loss that he had never felt before. Of course, he hoped that the socket would sell well, but he was very worried about the results he didn't want to see. He couldn't sit or stand. , anxiously waiting for Morita Yanjiro to come back. Morita Yanjiro finally came back, seeing his frustrated look, Matsushita Konosuke knew the result.Morita Yanjiro said: "It's really hard to sell! I haven't encountered such a laborious thing." "What did they say?" Konosuke Matsushita eagerly wanted to know the specifics. "Don't mention it, I really don't know what these electrical appliance dealers think. There is one, after looking at the socket, they don't say whether to buy it or not. It makes me wait for a long time, and finally asks me to come back next time. Another one, take Our products kept asking irrelevant things, such as when did you start making electrical appliances, did you have anything else besides sockets, but they didn’t say they wanted to buy our products. Another even said: We don’t know this kind of products. Whether the product is good or not, so it is not possible to order now. Doesn’t he think about it, if he doesn’t sell our products, how will he know whether it is good or not? I’m really pissed off.” Hearing Morita Yanjiro's words, everyone was a little discouraged. Konosuke Matsushita saw that everyone was so discouraged, and said: "Cheer up, everyone, Morita-kun is the first day to start selling, who knows what will happen later, maybe everyone will start snapping up our products in a few days. Okay. Now, since we have worked so hard to make it, of course we can't give up halfway, we must continue to sell it. Morita-kun, thank you for your hard work." "Matsushita-kun, don't worry, I will do my best." Morita Yanjiro said.The persistence of Konosuke Matsushita gave everyone the courage to support it. However, the miracle did not happen.Although Morita Yanjiro traveled all over the streets and alleys of Osaka City, he only sold more than 100 sockets in more than ten days. When he settled the bill at the end of the month, he only had an income of 20 to 30 yuan, and he did not even get back the capital. As a result, the prospects of Matsushita Konosuke's small factory are not optimistic.There are more and more sockets piled up at home, but all the funds are spent like running water. Not to mention buying raw materials for production, Panasonic can't even afford the minimum wage for colleagues. The livelihood of several people has become question. Konosuke Matsushita stopped production and went out to sell with his brother-in-law and two colleagues. At night, they came back dejected one by one.Seeing everyone's lonely expressions, Konosuke Matsushita was in extreme pain, and said to himself: "Is this the result of everyone's hard work for 4 months? Is this the reward for my resignation from the company?" Facing Matsushita who had a difficult start, his wife Umeyuki Iue gave great comfort and support: "Matsushita-san, don't be discouraged. Since ancient times, those who can achieve great things have experienced many hardships. Besides, you just haven't found a market now, which doesn't mean you are a failure. I know that the family's finances are very difficult now, but you can't treat your friends badly because of this. Anyway, they are doing it for Panasonic Your service." After hearing these words, Matsushita Konosuke was very moved. He didn't expect his wife to be so considerate of the overall situation, and said, "Meizhi, thank you." "I still have some things here that can be pawned. Tomorrow, you should pay them their wages first." Konosuke Matsushita looked at his wife, not knowing what to say.That day, they agreed to pawn some small things first, exchange some money to pay the wages of the two friends, and then let them find another way out, asking for their understanding. In fact, facing the dilemma of no funds and no salary guarantee, the collaborators Morita Yanjiro and Hayashi Isaburo were also deeply embarrassed. On the second day after Matsushita Konosuke and his wife agreed, Hayashi Isaburo and Morita Yanjiro took the lead in saying goodbye head. Morita Yanjiro looked distressed, and opened his mouth carefully: "Matsushita-san, we have not done our best to run the factory like this, and we are deeply ashamed. Now that production is at a standstill, we can't help you sell your products. There is nothing to do here every day. Do, we're getting more and more uneasy..." Lin Yisanlang went on to say: "We are friends, and we should share weal and woe with you, even if we don't pay wages, we shouldn't have any complaints, but both of us have families, and we must support them..." Before they finished speaking, Konosuke Matsushita interrupted them: "I understand what you two mean. The factory has reached this point, it is all my responsibility, and it has nothing to do with you. Originally, I planned to pawn the pawn today. The money will be given to you as the last month's salary. Now, I am really sorry to hear what you said, and I hope that I will not delay your future, so please find another job." "Matsushita-san," the two of them felt very guilty after hearing such words, "To be honest, we are very willing to work together with Mrs. Matsushita, but due to the situation, this breakup is temporary. After that, I will be able to join hands with Matsushita-kun again." Konosuke Matsushita watched the two friends go away, and couldn't help feeling desolate, and stood there for a long time without moving.In this way, there were only 3 people left in Panasonic's original team of 5 people-his wife Umeyuki Iue, brother-in-law Toshio Iue and himself.