This will overturn the conventional wisdom of the mobile industry.
Everyone, hello. I know you are all very busy today, and it's also Christmas Day, but thank you for coming to the Rakuten Mobile conference. And also, thank you to everyone watching via the internet broadcast. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of our regular Rakuten Mobile users, as well as to the companies that have cooperated with us. In 2020, we entered the mobile business under the banner of being 'mobile democrats.' It was truly a challenging project, but somehow, this year marks the fifth year, and next year will be the sixth. We are now within sight of our goal of reaching 10 million lines, so we are holding this event. This project actually started in 2018, so we have been working on it for nearly seven years now. We have taken on many challenging tasks, such as installing base stations, acquiring new customers, and developing various plans. I believe we have come this far because of that. I'll say it again, but to everyone who cooperated, I'd like to say a big thank you. As for the future, I would like to use this as a milestone and continue to work hard. We will see increasing use of wireless networks. In the future, they will not only be used in mobile phones, but also in automobiles, home appliances, security cameras, and private 5G. I believe the importance of wireless networks will become even more important in the AI era, so I would like to do my best to make them useful for society. I would appreciate your support. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Chairman Mikitani. Now, let's introduce our special guest, who rushed to the venue after hearing that Rakuten Mobile was close to surpassing 10 million lines. The special guest is Fujimori from Oriental Radio. Please welcome them with a big round of applause.
Thank you, President Mikitani. And to all Rakuten members, 10 million lines is seriously on the cards, so I, party guy Chara and Fujimori, came along to celebrate. Thank you. I will be saying congratulations in advance soon, but yes. I might fall over here. No, that's not the case. So, as you said today, we'll soon reach 10 million lines. Although it's Christmas Day, Charau's antenna was predicting that it might reach 10 million on the 25th, so Christmas is an important day for Chara, but I've already cleared my schedule, so I'll get to work and then... Work? It's not that there's no work. Please, don't say things like that. Everyone please laugh, for now. Okay, so let's start from here and count up to 10 million. I wonder if we can do that together. Thank you very much. By the way, President, I also think that 10 million lines is an incredible number. But how did you feel when you first set this goal?
Well, 10 million is really a huge number. It's celestial science. Normally speaking, it's impossible. Up until then, the goal for MVNOs and the like was around 2 million. But we were able to get to this point thanks to the cooperation of KDDI, who provided us with their roaming service, and everyone else.
Everyone was really impressed. They were like, 'Wow, I got 10 million yen!' I've appeared in a lot of commercials this year. The joke was about the female president. Please take this as a joke, everyone. This is truly frightening. So, even though I am sick, I am a member of the group and I am very happy to be here today.
Thank you. So, let's get the excitement going. From here on out, everyone, including the reporters, this is a really big party. All right. Excuse me for interrupting you.
Yes, it seems that the big breakthrough of 10 million lines is fast approaching. Please see this counter.
Wow, wow, that's amazing.
Right now, it's 9,999,931. It fits so perfectly.
Let's go! This is real time, right?
Yes, this counter is updated regularly and the number of lines increases. Well, it looks like we're close to reaching 10 million. We might reach that number in the next update. It's amazing to be able to witness such an authentic moment. This is excitement and joy.
What if I don't go? No, wait a minute. If you've come this far, you're on a roll. I'd like to just say what I was saying, but is this okay now? Please wait for now. I would love to hear your thoughts after you have looked at the counter again.
I'm going now. It's exciting.
Heart pounding. It's really exciting, isn't it?
No, but wow, just these numbers are amazing. One of the things that happened there ended up being an emergency room. No, please stop. As I've said before, I'm determined to break through. I'm sure I will.
It will be soon. So here it is. Please update it.
What will happen? I'm excited. Let's count down the days until the update.
Oh, it's okay. I went later.
He won 10 million yen and was the director all 54 times. And congratulations to everyone at Rakuten Mobile. Yes, we do. Rakuten Mobile has finally surpassed 10 million lines. Please give a big round of applause to all the new recruits. Let's fight together. Congratulations.
Yes. So, to celebrate reaching 10 million lines, I'd like you two to break a shoe ball. I will take care of it, so please wait a moment.
Congratulations. No, it's amazing. 10 million lines. Time is running out, this is bad.
Yes, together with the president. Well, I'd like to thank you for ordering. I'll call you. Yes, okay, let's get going. 3, 2, 1, here you go!
Thank you everyone. Please take it. Please. We have surpassed 10 million lines.
Yes. Sorry. Let's go. Ah, please. Thank you. Yes, thank you. We have another session coming up soon, so please take your time.
Yes, now, Mr. Mikitani, Chairman Mikitani, we have finally achieved 10 million lines. Could you please give us a comment?
Yes. Well, I was excited until the very end, but really, it felt like a long and short journey at the same time. However, we would like to continue to do our best to provide a wireless environment that is not too expensive and is comfortable to as many people as possible, so we hope you will continue to support us. Thank you.
Well, Fujimori-san, could you please say a few words?
I'm really proud to have been able to be present at this event. That opening video we saw earlier was so exciting and thrilling to watch. I hope to continue to see you take on challenges like this. Congratulations! I will do my best. Thank you.
Thank you very much for your comments, Chairman Mikitani and Mr. Fujimori. Here, Chairman Mikitani wrote that he hopes for the 10 millionth line and that there will be 10 million lines. Well, I did put an eye on the letter R. This is the shrine that is the guardian deity of Rakuten. Here, both eyes are like this. Today it was placed in your office. A ceremony will be held and the eyes will be added. Now, please paint the pupils into the Daruma.
Now, it's a little difficult with my right eye. Yes, I'm in. Congratulations.
Congratulations. Charao also said that Mick is cool.
