Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 533 The promising new book
I have to say that Hideki Hanyu’s life was indeed much happier when he was accompanied by Akina Nakamori in Paris.

Although Nakamori Akina's trip was for a photo shoot.

However, due to the media technology of this era, the entertainment industry has not yet adopted the behavior of later generations of using fashion week street photos to gain traffic. After all, print media and TV stations will not expose artists casually.

As for a star of Akina Nakamori's level, there is no need to gain traffic.

What she has to do now is just to stabilize her position.

It is no longer easy to go further, unless you choose to break into the European and American markets like many artists.

In fact, Warner Records had such a suggestion, but at the request of Hanyu Hideki, Yunshang Entertainment still refused.

Because he knows very well the rules of the game in the European and American entertainment circles.

There will be no opportunity for Asian faces now or in the future.

Just look at the way that later generations Yang Ziqiong and Guan Jiwei were ignored by Emma Stone and Robert Downey Jr. at the Oscars. You will know that they don't look down on you at all.

This is why Hideki Hanyu's new picture book "Home Alone" is selling well, but he rejected the invitation from the academic publishing house to a book signing.

At the beginning, there was a small-scale selling of LVMH Group.

With nothing to do, he worked with the beauty in Paris for a whole afternoon before returning to the hotel.

First of all, he hired Théo Dubois not entirely because of his professional abilities.

Of course, under such circumstances, Jinbo Eiichi would dare to do something stupid.

And he also understands that whether it’s popularity or anything else, it’s most useless there.

As a result, they had to stand up and take the initiative to refute the rumors and explain themselves after being discriminated against. On the contrary, Robert Downey Jr. and Emma Stone, who were discriminating against them, remained indifferent.

Théo Dubois smiled bitterly and expressed his speculation, "I think they just didn't guess that our operations would be so stupid. After all, our operations without leverage and starting with full positions are really not like professionals." It can be done.”

Hideki Hanyu explained this.

On September 21st, Hideki Hanyu and Théo Dubois witnessed the opening of the Paris Stock Exchange in the morning.

The stock price fell slightly, but it was quickly eaten up by Théo Dubois and the proactively defensive LVMH Group, and the price was raised again.

But they also know that these are the rules of the game.

Although Hideki Hanyu didn't let him do anything illegal or disciplinary, the other party was considered the person who knew the most "secrets" about Hideki Hanyu.

If they dress up as clowns and act like dogs to others, they can continue to hang out in Hollywood.

The time came to the next day, September 22nd.

The most ridiculous thing is that when they were discriminated against, ordinary people spoke up for them online.

He is not short of money, so the sales volume at the autograph session is not bad.

There is only one thing that works best.

The guy had managed his money for so long that he was already a diehard fan of his.

Hanyu Hideki asked, "You mean, they are betting that we don't have enough chips."

But his current emotion doesn't make any sense.

The stock price, which opened at just over twelve dollars, was close to thirteen dollars by noon.

Because of Hanyu Hideki's company, Nakamori Akina was happy and acted extremely proactively in the evening.

That's money.

So, Akina Nakamori can just be a queen in Asia. Why rush to be a clown for Europeans and Americans?

Now that he arranged for Jinbo Eiichi to do things, he no longer needed to give any reasons.

The answer is actually very simple, because Yang Ziqiong and Guan Jiwei know that they are being discriminated against.

Then there will be no second ending except being sunk into the Pacific Ocean.

But after he finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If the person in front of him were Jinbo Eiichi, he would never doubt his words.

This also made the scumbag deeply feel that his afternoon companionship was not in vain.

Theo Dubois nodded and said, "I can't hold on until the end of next week. The funds must be in place before the end of the month. After all, if we continue, they will definitely find someone to support us in early October."

When the market was closed for lunch, Hanyu Hideki asked curiously, "Why do I feel that the LVMH Group's defense is not too anxious?"

After lunch, Hideki Hanyu no longer accompanied Theo Dubois to work, but instead went to Akina Nakamori, who was filming street scenes on the Champs Elysées.

……

Théo Dubois explained, "Ai International is a listed company, and their professionals can definitely guess how much chips we have."

"No problem." Hanyu Hideki said.

"I will go back to Neon on the 25th to supervise. The funds will definitely be in place within the next week, so what you have to do now is to let them continue to misunderstand."

Otherwise, past achievements will be in vain.

Furthermore, Jinbo Eiichi is now, with his benefit, spreading operations around the world to lay the groundwork for the upcoming stock market crash, and he really has no time to come to France to help his boss.

why?

I'm even more lazy to please those people.

When Hideki Hanyu learned that the Givenchy show at the Paris Fashion Museum was ready, he took advantage of his status to bring Akina Nakamori in and completed the final photo shoot there.

The layout of Givenchy’s show this time is actually very simple.

Mainly taking advantage of the exit location of the Paris Fashion Museum.

On top of the white marble steps, the model will walk out of the black door.

Opposite the model are semi-surrounding ancient Roman-style white columns and railings.

Under the pillars and behind the railings, there are simply a few rows of seats, which are the seats for the guests invited to watch the show.

(show diagram)

At this time, Nakamori Akina either walked out of the black door, or found a chair to sit down, and the photographer took various shots from good angles.

Behind the railing, Hideki Hanyu was holding a newspaper and reading it.

When he came to the museum just now, when he passed the newsstand, he happened to see a familiar name on the front page of this newspaper, so he bought it casually.

And this name is David Cook.

It is Blockbuster's nominal CEO, David Cook.

As for the news content, it is nothing more than reporting on the development of Blockbuster entering Europe and an interview with David Cook.

What makes Hideki Hanyu interesting is that the reporter congratulated David Cook in the report. The reason for congratulations was that the number of Blockbuster stores worldwide officially exceeded 1,000.

This number made Hideki Hanyu very emotional.

Sure enough, with strong financial support and the explosive growth of the video tape market, Blockbuster's expansion was far more rapid than in another time and space.

At this rate, the number of Blockbuster stores may be close to 1,500 by the end of the year.

And just when Hanyu Hideki was sighing, he suddenly heard Akina Nakamori calling him not far away.

Hideki Hanyu put down the newspaper and looked up.

He found Akina Nakamori sitting on a chair where guests were watching the show and waving to him.

"Hanyu-kun, will my seat be in the first row tomorrow?"

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said, "Unfortunately, no, you can only sit in the second row."

Due to venue restrictions, there will not be many seats available for Givenchy's show this time, so the front row must be reserved for influential people in the fashion industry.

For example, representatives from influential fashion magazines around the world, or buyers from several large department stores, etc.

After all, Givenchy is a business in the fashion industry, so it must play by the rules of the industry.

Hanyu Hideki relied on his own authority to arrange all the Yunshang artists in the front row. However, the result of this was that Givenchy's reputation in the fashion industry completely collapsed.

In order to please women, all the efforts and investments of AI International over the past several years have been wasted. Of course, Hideki Hanyu would not do such a stupid thing.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Nakamori Akina, "You can still sit in the second row. I will have to wait for you outside tomorrow."

When Hideki Hanyu said this, Akina Nakamori had already walked over.

Upon hearing this, the beauty immediately put her arms around Hanyu Hideki's neck, "Didn't you agree to watch the show with me?"

"There are too few seats in this place. It doesn't matter whether I see it or not. I won't compete with you for seats."

Upon hearing this, Nakamori Akina immediately said, "If Hanyu-kun doesn't read it, then I won't read it either."

"The press release has been sent out, and you can't help but read it. If there are no photos released by then, Yunshang Entertainment will make a joke. I don't want Asako-san to call and nag me."

But after Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Nakamori Akina immediately pouted.

In Nakamori Akina's view, watching shows, drafting, and even being a star itself are not as important as Hideki Hanyu in her heart.

Even though she is extremely popular in Asia now, she is even more popular than her predecessor Momoe Yamaguchi.

But as long as Hanyu Hideki is willing, she will leave everything behind without hesitation and directly announce her retirement, willing to remain anonymous for Hanyu Hideki.

It can be said that Nakamori Akina's love for Hanyu Hideki is crazy, blind, and reckless, and even puts her self-esteem and life on the line. At this point, if the scumbag dumps Akina Nakamori one day.

Then this girl will most likely commit suicide just like in her previous life.

Maybe slitting your wrists is easy, and jumping off the rooftop is not impossible.

Seeing the little fat girl's reaction, Hanyu Hideki immediately reached out and pinched Nakamori Akina's lips, and laughed unscrupulously while the other party struggled.

"Haha, Akina is so cute."

Nakamori Akina, who finally struggled to get away, pinched Hanyu Hideki's hand, opened her mouth and bit the scumbag's finger.

Then he puffed up his cheeks and said, "Hanyu-kun is so annoying."

Hanyu Hideki didn't care about the beauty's actions and just continued to explain, "Actually, even if there is a seat, I don't have time to participate. I have other things to do tomorrow."

"What's going on?" Akina Nakamori asked curiously.

Hideki Hanyu said, "I have made an appointment with a French publishing house to discuss the release of new works."

"The new work is the picture book that is very popular in America?" Akina Nakamori asked.

Hanyu Hideki said with some surprise, "I didn't expect Akina to also pay attention to my new picture book. It must not have been listed on Neon yet."

Akina Nakamori said affectionately, "I will pay attention to everything about Hanyu-kun."

"Mingcai is so good."

Hanyu Hideki sighed.

It has to be said that facing such a girl who has a deep love for him, the scumbag's heart was somewhat shaken, and he felt an impulse that he shouldn't have.

But soon, he suppressed that impulse.

Because he understands that doing so is not a sensible thing for him or for Akina Nakamori.

So he changed the subject and explained, "This time I'm not talking about picture books, but a new novel I created."

Sure enough, as soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Nakamori Akina immediately asked curiously, "A novel, a love novel? Can you read it to me?"

Hanyu Hideki shook his head, "It should be regarded as fantasy children's literature. The book is for children. It is only available in English and French for the time being. If Akina wants to read it, I will give it to you after Shogakukan has translated the neon version."

Like the "Home Alone" movie, the distribution strategy for his new book "Bridget" is to start in Europe and the United States and then in Asia.

"Okay, then I will be Hanyu-kun's first reader in Neon."

"Of course that's no problem."

……

After finishing the shooting at the Paris Fashion Museum, Akina Nakamori's photo shoot was completely completed.

Afterwards, Hanyu Hideki accompanied Nakamori Akina to visit Paris in the 1980s.

But while walking around, Hideki Hanyu thought of Neon’s famous Paris Syndrome.

Paris in the 1980s was infinitely better than that of later generations.

This can cause Paris Syndrome to develop in the little boy after seeing it.

If I come to Paris again in a few decades, I'm afraid I'll go crazy.

Fortunately, he has no plans to buy real estate in Paris.

It's fine to stay in a hotel or whatever. If you live in Europe, just go directly to Garden Street in London and be neighbors with the prince. If that doesn't work, buying a manor in the suburbs is also a good idea.

In the evening, today's Paris itinerary ended with a candlelight dinner at the hotel.

There is no need to elaborate on how a scumbag sleeps with a beautiful woman in his arms at night.

Anyway, on the second day, Akina Nakamori was so tired that she needed to take a good nap.

Hideki Hanyu, on the other hand, went to Hachette Graphic Publishing House in high spirits.

In an independent office of Hachette Graphic Publishing House, Hanyu Hideki saw his editor Annai, who had been in contact with him through letters before.

As soon as she sat down, Anayi couldn't wait to praise her.

"Mr. Hanyu's work is really great, far beyond my expectations. The story is novel and interesting, and my colleagues in the editorial department and I can't help but wonder why Mr. Hanyu has such a wild imagination.

Of course, what surprised me the most was that Mr. Hanyu was not only able to tell such a wonderful story, but also made the story express the spirit of equality, courage, justice, freedom and so on..."

Regarding Anayi's somewhat exaggerated praise, all Hanyu Hideki could say was thank you.

After Anayi finished her compliments, she immediately handed a non-bound sample book to Hanyu Hideki.

"Mr. Hanyu, this is the layout we completed after proofreading and reviewing. You can see if you are not satisfied with the content and layout."

Hideki Hanyu took the book and read it carefully.

What he mainly looks at is the revisions made by the editorial department after proofreading the book.

After all, no matter which writer you are, you don’t want your book to be revised in a mess.

Although with his current reputation, the publishing house will not mess around.

But don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. Be careful and you will never make a big mistake.

This process is naturally very time-consuming, and Hideki Hanyu spent more than an hour flipping through it before he finished checking the content.

During this period, he naturally discovered a lot of modifications.

But most of them were aimed at inappropriate wording and some optimizations that did not affect the meaning of the original text. He didn't have any objections to this.

Then, he looked at book layout, illustrations, covers, etc.

But this time he saw much faster.

After roughly flipping through it, Hanyu Hideki placed the manuscript in front of Anayi.

"There's nothing wrong with the content, but I'm not very happy with the illustrations and cover."

Hideki Hanyu could only describe the illustrations and covers that the publishing house helped him use as "abstract", which really makes people have no impulse to buy them.

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he waved to his assistant, Kaoru Chiba, who was following him.

Chiba Kaoru immediately handed over a folder.

Hideki Hanyu took it and handed it directly to Anayi, "I have always liked to personally create the illustrations in my works. The last time I sent the manuscript, it was not completed. This time, it was completed and I just sent it together."

Anayi opened the folder and looked at it, a look of appreciation soon appeared on her face.

"Mr. Hanyu is indeed a world-famous picture book author. The illustrations and covers he created for his works are indeed more suitable than ours."

Anayi put away the folder, "Then we will use Mr. Hanyu's illustrations and cover to re-layout it. Once completed, we will ask Mr. Hanyu to check it immediately."

"Okay." Hanyu Hideki said.

“Originally we planned to release ‘Bridget’ earlier, but after discussion, we decided to release the book across Europe before Christmas.

I have full confidence in Mr. Hanyu's work and believe that with reasonable early publicity, 'Bridget' will definitely become the best gift for children this Christmas. "

It is not difficult to judge from Anayi's tone and release date arrangement that Hachette Graphic Publishing House is very optimistic about Hanyu Hideki's new book.

"I believe in the strength of Hachette Graphic Publishing House, so you can make the final decision on the distribution plan. After all, I am just a writer."

"Mr. Hanyu is too modest. Even Hachette Graphic Publishing House must respect your business strength."

"Actually, what I like most is being a writer."

After talking about the new book "Bridget" itself, Hanyu Hideki chatted with Anai again.

At the end, Anayi tentatively asked Hideki Hanyu.

After "Bridget", does he have any new works?

Regarding this question, Hanyu Hideki said no without thinking.

The new book hasn't been released yet, and the publisher has started asking for a sequel.

Even the donkeys of the production team need to take a break.

He is also planning to take a good rest after finishing this year's work. How could he immediately devote himself to the creation of new works?

Seeing that the time was almost up, Hanyu Hideki left decisively.

Givenchy's catwalk show is coming to an end, and it's time for him to pick up Akina Nakamori.

There will be neon lights tomorrow, so we must seize the last moment.

After all, he didn't have enough fun last night.

To be honest, as Nakamori Akina's cold and cold temperament became more and more obvious, the more he liked to bully her in bed.

That feeling is completely different from that of a bold and unrestrained woman.

But thinking about going back to Neon tomorrow, some memories of the Tokyo International Film Festival began to come to mind.

If history is correct, you may be able to see familiar people at the Tokyo International Film Festival on the 25th.

(End of this chapter)