pAssAgE ithE risE oF thE jApAnEsECompAny sony is onE oF thE worlD’s grEAt suCCEss storiEs. mostAmEriCAns hAvE sEEn, hEArD or usED ExCEllEnt sony proDuCts: rADios, tApE rECorDErs, tElEvision sEts AnD DigitAl CAmErAs. mAnyAmEriCAn CompAniEs in this FiElD go BACk FiFty or sEvEnty-FivE yEArs, But sony is Almost A nEwComEr.in 1946Akio moritA AnD mAsAru iBukA got $500 togEthEr AnD FounDED An ElECtroniC EquipmEnt mAnuFACturing CompAny. thEy nAmED it thE tokyo tElECommuniCAtionsCompAny But lAtEr simpliFiED thE nAmE to sony. thE CompAny soon mADE its mArk. sony wAs First in jApAn with All kinDs oF ElECtriCAl EquipmEnt using trAnsistors. thE CompAny BEgAn to ExpAnD ovErsEAs.From A hunDrED oF workErs in 1946, sony now Employs morE thAn twEnty thousAn
D、thE EmployEEs ArE sElECtED through A nAtionAl CompEtitivE ExAminAtion. onCE thEy ArE hirED, thEy ArE givEn FrEEDom to ExpErimEnt. thEy ArE EvEn oFFErED lEssons inAmEriCAn wAys AnD mAnnErs. moritA AnD iBukA oCCAsionAlly put on BluE Cotton work ClothEs AnD minglE with thEir EmployEEs. ACCorDing to thE pAssAgE, sony now Employs ________ timEs As mAny workErs As it DiD in 1946.
A、20
B．200
C．2000
D、20000