Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 293 The Inertia of History

hotel lobby.

Hanyu Hideki walked out of the elevator with the bodyguards.

Today he dresses in a rather casual style, with light-colored short sleeves and slacks, and his hair is brushed casually, looking very energetic.

There are no glasses on the bridge of the tall nose, which is a little less elegant and mature, and a little more youthful and masculine.

Coupled with the reason of frequent exercise recently, the figure looks strong and straight.

He was still young, but he looked like a student in a university, and he was also the kind of boy who joined a certain sports club.

Even Europeans and Americans with different aesthetics will think that Hideki Hanyu is a handsome guy when he sees him now.

At least that's what Monica Bellucci, who was sitting on the sofa in the hotel lobby waiting for Hideki Hanyu, thought so.

Worth hundreds of millions, the appearance condition is still so good.

Compared with those potbellied, disgusting and greasy old men, he was simply stronger than the Pacific Ocean.

It was the perfect goal for her.

Seeing Hideki Hanyu coming out, she hurriedly stood up to meet him.

"Sir, I have communicated with Boeing about the detailed itinerary, specifically..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Hanyu Hideki interrupted her by raising her hand.

"I don't need to report the details in detail, you go with me and just remind me when the time comes."

"Can I go with you too?"

"Of course, you are my secretary."

Hearing Hideki Hanyu's words, Monica Bellucci was happy.

But still say, "But I'm not prepared for anything."

"There are only two days. What else do you need to prepare? If you lack something, you can buy it there in time. Seattle is not a wilderness town."

Hanyu Hideki looked at his watch after finishing speaking, "It's almost time, let's go."

Next, the group headed to San Jose Airport.

Under the arrangement of Boeing, I got on a brand new Boeing 767-200ER.

Seattle is located in Washington State on the north west coast of America.

Take off from San Jose, the flight is more than two hours.

After the plane took off, Boeing's entourage began to introduce everything about the plane to Hideki Hanyu.

By the way, I also took Hideki Hanyu into the cab for a tour.

The plane he is flying now is a passenger plane version.

Therefore, during the introduction, the accompanying designer also explained to him how the interior can be modified if it is customized.

Although the space of the 767 is not as good as the wide-body 747.

But for a business jet, it is still a very large aircraft.

According to the designer, the customized aircraft can fully accommodate bedrooms, restaurants, reception rooms, offices, bars and other facilities.

Showering on a plane is routine.

As long as Hideki Hanyu is willing to pay, there is a huge gap between the upper limit and the lower limit of the customized price of private jets.

Hideki Hanyu also knows this. Later generations often read reports that some rich man ordered a 747 for only tens of millions of dollars.

But some rich people spent more than 767 million to change a smaller 1.

It can only be said that the price of private jets cannot refer to the large-scale purchase price of airlines at all.

How much it costs depends entirely on what configuration the buyer wants.

After all, if you buy a Porsche, you can choose any configuration, and the price can be more than doubled.

Not to mention customizing the configuration of an aircraft.

Fly all the way to Seattle.

Hanyu Hideki was arranged to stay in the hotel first, and after a little preparation, he went to buy formal clothes with the female secretary who didn't bring anything.

Then he had dinner with Boeing executives who greeted him.

Even the first day of the trip is over.

He will be picked up tomorrow morning for a tour of Boeing headquarters and the assembly plant.

At that time, the preliminary design plan will be determined. As long as Hanyu Hideki generally agrees, the intent money can be paid.

However, after leaving the restaurant located by Lake Union, the food was not to his liking at all, Hanyu Hideki did not return to the hotel.

"Boss, aren't we going back to the hotel?" the female secretary asked.

Hideki Hanyu glanced at Monica Bellucci who was asking the question. The other party was wearing a long dress she just bought. She was slim and graceful in silver.

The black hair scattered on the shoulders was blown by the evening wind, and the strands of hair slid across the delicate face like a flower, showing all kinds of styles.

"Have you been to Seattle before?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

"No." The secretary replied.

"I don't have either, so I should go shopping. I heard that the night view from the Space Needle is very beautiful."

Then, Hideki Hanyu and his team went to Seattle's landmark, the Space Needle.

Built in Seattle for the 1962 World's Fair, the building is over 180 meters tall.

No matter where you are in Seattle, you can see this building full of sci-fi elements when you look up.

When the lights are on at night, it looks like a flying saucer suspended in the air from a distance.

After climbing to the sightseeing platform on the top of the tower, watch the brightly lit night view of Seattle.

The female secretary who saw this kind of scenery for the first time said excitedly, "Boss, this place is really beautiful."

"It's very beautiful." Hanyu Hideki echoed.

America in the 80s still has the vitality of the golden age.

The design of the Space Needle at the foot is also very good.

Of course, under the neon lights, the female secretary with all kinds of styles is more beautiful.

"Is there no such scenery in Italy?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

"Europe is completely different from here," said the female secretary.

Hideki Hanyu asked again, "Do you really want to stay in America?"

"Of course I did, this is like a new world."

The female secretary answered without hesitation.

Then she looked at Hideki Hanyu with a charming expression.

"But I'm the boss's secretary, and I'll go wherever the boss goes."

Huh?
Hanyu Hideki's scumbag radar was instantly activated.

Something is wrong with this woman.

It would be impossible to say that he had no other ideas in mind when he found "Qiu Hua" to be his secretary.

But the problem was that he always felt that Monica Bellucci volunteered to be his secretary because she wanted to improve her qualifications.

Now it seems that this woman's mind is not pure.

However, Hideki Hanyu didn't intend to follow the other party's words.

"That can't be done. If I go back to Nihong, you have to stay here as my liaison officer."

Maybe it's the ambiguous atmosphere under the neon lights.

Or maybe it was because of the few glasses of wine we had at dinner just now.

Hanyu Hideki's seemingly straight answer did not dispel Monica Bellucci's offensive.

She managed to get close to Hideki Hanyu, and also caught the good opportunity of going on a business trip together, how could she give up so easily.

The female secretary swayed and walked to Hanyu Hideki, breathed out like blue, and spoke softly.

"The boss can't make me wait too long..."

At this time, Hideki Hanyu had already made up his mind that this "ball flower" might want to eat people.

"That depends on the arrangement of working hours."

Hideki Hanyu still didn't take the bait.

How can a scumbag who has experienced flowers easily follow the rhythm of women.

After finishing speaking, he didn't give the female secretary another chance to launch an offensive, and said directly, "The night scene is almost done, let's go back."

Then he turned around and walked towards the elevator without hesitation.

Behind him, Monica Bellucci looked disappointed.

The beauty she was so proud of encountered another setback with Hideki Hanyu.

And it's still in such a good atmosphere.

……

The next day.

Hideki Hanyu went to Boeing headquarters according to the itinerary.

After some visits, he had a preliminary communication with Boeing's designers and set the design requirements for private jets.

The flight carries more than passengers, and people can rest at the same time.

In addition to basic configurations such as bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, and restaurants, he also chose configurations such as audio-visual rooms, bars, and even small meeting rooms.

He didn't save any money on the aircraft configuration, safety system, and interior decoration, and chose the top-level configuration.

In the end, according to Boeing's estimate, Hideki Hanyu needed to pay $5000 million for the plane.

It's cheaper than expected.

It seems that the purchasing power of the dollar in this era is still very strong.

Of course, the expenses of various top private jets in the news of later generations also affected his judgment.

After all, Abu Moravich and Google's Hum Ha will show off private jets in the media all day long, making him think that buying a 767 really costs one or two hundred million dollars.

After paying the intent money, Hideki Hanyu ended his trip to Seattle.

The next step is to wait for the official design to be released, and then sign the purchase contract.

Hanyu Hideki just had to wait for his private jet to deliver the goods.

He returned satisfied.

It's a pity that the female secretary who followed him was extremely disappointed because of another setback.

Hideki Hanyu saw some clues about this.

But he didn't take it to heart.

She's just an ambitious beauty, yet she's so eager. He's seen too much in Neon.

Now that he has seen the reality and purpose, he can take his time and don't need to worry.

……

After Hideki Hanyu returned to San Jose, as the E3 exhibition got closer, his work became more and more busy.

He didn't show anything special when dealing with the beautiful secretary, and completely treated her as a subordinate.

This made Monica Bellucci feel increasingly frustrated and less confident when facing Hideki Hanyu.

And Hideki Hanyu wanted this effect, but he knew it wasn't enough.

Time flies, and it is April NO.15.

Preparations for the E3 show have already begun.

The location rented for this exhibition is the Moscone Exhibition Center built in 1981 in the South Market area of ​​San Francisco.

The exhibition starts on April 20th and ends on April 23rd, and the exhibition lasts for four days.

Although the elf entertainment branch is very close to San Francisco, it went to the exhibition hall early to start the layout.

In the past two years, Elf Entertainment has accumulated a lot of exhibition experience because of its participation in the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Therefore, Hanyu Hideki no longer needs to worry too much about arranging the booth.

Moreover, he had already reviewed the layout plan of the booth in advance.

Compared with the exhibition, Hanyu Hideki paid more attention to the news from competitors.

This morning, Hanyu Hideki held the last company meeting before the E3 exhibition.

Michael Katz, Satoru Iwata and other executives from the America branch were all present.

"Iwata-san, tell me about the recent news about our opponents."

Hanyu Hideki asked Iwata Satoshi.

Regarding the work of the E3 battle, Iwata Satoru is now in charge of it himself.

Michael Katz was mostly dealing with America's partners.

After E3, the PS host will be fully listed.

At this critical moment, nothing can go wrong in any link.

Iwata Satoru opened the document in front of him, "Then let me talk about Sega first."

"Yes." Hanyu Hideki said.

In fact, he didn't take Sega very seriously.

After all, the SG1000 console, even if it is changed again, its performance cannot surpass that of Genie Entertainment's PS console.

On top of that, Sega's game library was shabby and lacked third-party support.

In the absence of "Sonic the Hedgehog", Sega really doesn't have any ace games that can be played.

Unless Sega suddenly explodes, get the MD host out in advance.

Otherwise, even with "Sonic" in hand, the SG1000 host will not be able to run.

But what the great man said is good, you can despise your opponent strategically, but you must pay attention to your opponent tactically.

So he still wanted to hear what little tricks Sega has been doing recently.

"According to our information, when Sega contacted the dealer, it said that it could give the biggest discount on the mainframe."

Iwata Satoru's words made Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but smile.

"Is Sega planning to play a price war from the very beginning?"

"It's very possible. After all, it's hard for them to find other advantages besides the price." Satoshi Iwata replied.

"I think Sega might as well be our third party honestly." Michael Katz joked.

"Then Sega's money to acquire Atari was wasted."

Hideki Hanyu does not think that the helm of Sega, Hayao Nakayama, is a person who will easily admit defeat.

In another time and space, the sales of SG1000 were even worse than today.

But Sega still didn't give up, and just came up with the MD console, which once divided the world with Nintendo.

At this time, Iwata Satoshi said again.

"According to the latest news, Sega has bundled a light gun on this new console like us, so there is reason to suspect that their main game this time will be a light gun game."

Next to him, Michael Katz felt as if his PS console had been leaked when he heard this.

You must know that the first batch of PS console games released at this E3 exhibition is only three.

The most popular Super Mario Bros.

"Tennis Open" developed to highlight the performance of the PS console.

Another one is "Duck Hunting", which was transplanted from an arcade game.

And "Duck Shooting" is the only bundled game among them.

Now that Sega is also preparing to focus on light gun games, coupled with the low-cost strategy, it is hard not to make people have targeted associations.

"If they did this, could it be that someone revealed the information of the PS console?"

Michael Katz asks.

"It's unlikely. After all, Nintendo's light gun peripherals are selling very well in Neon. If my guess is correct, this time Nintendo's NES console in America will also be bundled with a light gun."

Hanyu Hideki gave different opinions.

Today's game market is still in its infancy, and everyone's summary of America's games is not yet in place.

But he is very clear that America's favorite games are nothing more than cars, guns, and balls.

For example, RPG games that are extremely popular in Neon are quite unacceptable in America.

After talking about his opinion, Hanyu Hideki asked Iwata Satoshi, "Any news from Nintendo?"

"Nintendo rented the largest booth next to ours in the exhibition hall, but they didn't contact the big retailers in the first place, and it seems that they intend to conduct regional sales in the New York area first."

Satoru Iwata answered Hideki Hanyu's question.

"Interesting, are you worried that we will do something wrong?"

Hideki Hanyu turned to Michael Katz, "Should we?"

"Of course we will, as long as the supermarkets that stock PS consoles, Nintendo products are absolutely not allowed."

Michael Katz rightly said.

"It's obvious when Nintendo does this, they want to sell some results in New York first, so as to impress those dealers."

Hanyu Hideki said so.

But I was thinking in my heart, in another time and space.

Nintendo chose to sell consoles in the New York area first because of the impact of Atari, which caused everyone to have no confidence in the game console.

But in this time and space, Nintendo tried to break through in New York in order to avoid the suppression of Spirit Entertainment.

Whatever the reason, the inertia of history is strikingly similar.

　Tormented by wisdom teeth, I went to the dentist after get off work, and that's all I have today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)