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"Well, since there is no existing car to refer to for this
project, you have all the freedom to come up with a new
method. You can try out anything you like."
Kato refrained from saying anything further. "Oh, by
the way, Kubochi also agreed that you would be the best
candidate."
That moment, Uchiyamada remembered the time
several years ago when he had a discussion with Kubochi.
Uchiyamada's appointment was decided by four
superiors; namely, Senior Managing Director Akihiro Wada,
Member of the Board Kato, Uchiyamada's boss Matsubara,
and General Engineering Department General Manager
and the first G21 leader Kubochi. It was Kubochi who
particularly pushed Uchiyamada to take the position.
Wada, Kubochi, and Uchiyamada had worked together
many times before. When Wada was the Chief Engineer for
the Celica, Kubochi worked under him supervising the
group while Uchiyamada was in charge of the vibration and
noise experiments.
At one point, Uchiyamada had come up with an
ingenious idea to reduce vibration, and had suggested it to
Kubochi. However, Kubochi immediately rejected the
suggestion, "No, I don't want to do it."
Offended by Kubochi's reply of "I don't want to do it"
instead of "I can't do it," Uchiyamada pressed Kubochi
further for an answer.
"Why can't you do it?"
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