Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 545 Realistic Hollywood
In fact, even if Fred Weber told him what happened, Hideki Hanyu could guess what happened to De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

Because the movie "Angels in the World" he invested in has landed in North American theaters.

In another time and space, with an investment of US$80 million, this movie earned an opening of US$ in the first week, and the total global box office was less than US$ million.

It can be called an epic blockbuster in 1987.

Hideki Hanyu doesn’t think that the participation of Yunshang Pictures in this film will change the ending of the film. After all, Yunshang Pictures only invested and did not participate in the specific production of the content.

However, even if "Angel in the World" is a hit, Hideki Hanyu does not plan to go to Hollywood immediately as Fred Weber said.

After all, the first week's results should have just come out at this time, and only the content department staff know that the public box office results will not appear until the second week.

Going to Dino De Laurentiis now would undoubtedly appear to be too deliberate and impatient. After all, he also lost four million in this investment.

And until the dust settles, Dino De Laurentiis will not give up completely.

Let's let things brew for a while.

Looking to the other side, Kuroki Hitomi was gone.

"Does Hanyu-kun care about this?"

And when asked, he showed a sense of disbelief.

"Inexplicable, of course I care."

He also said at the same time.

……

Seeing that Daichi Mao was still sleeping soundly, Hanyu Hideki carefully pulled his arm out from under her.

However, this does not prevent the scumbag from shirking all the blame.

"But Hanyu-kun clearly didn't refuse last night."

Then who is nibbling him down there at this moment?
As a veteran of the entertainment scene, he would never feel wrong. Someone was definitely trying to use their words...

But a woman who hasn't seen her lover for so long, even if she can't do anything, still asks the scumbag to kiss her.

If you can be a top-level actor in the Takarazuka Opera Company, then you are not bad in terms of appearance. The same is true for Daichi Mao.

"Hanyu-kun, don't move, let Daichi-san help you."

……

Don't worry about the copyright of "King Kong". It's already in your pocket anyway. Now that you're here in America, you'd better take a look at your pregnant woman first.

Kuromu Hitomi's words immediately made the scumbag's eyes widen.

"Don't worry about the details, I'm asking why."

But who can tell him, if the person kissing him above is Hitomi Kuroki.

The next day.

He didn't even know when the other party came in.

Although Hanyu Hideki and Kuroki Hitomi were lying on the same bed, because of Kuroki Hitomi's pregnancy, it was difficult for the two of them to hold each other, let alone what they did.

It's just that women with long hair have a completely different temperament than when they had short hair.

Why did things become like this? ?
The specifics are like this...

He doesn't care whether it's a pleasant dream or not.

At first glance, he saw Mao Daichi crawling next to him with no hair on his body.

There was no other way, Hanyu Hideki could only do as he was told.

In the dark bedroom, he vaguely saw a figure.

When he parted his lips and was about to lower his head to take a closer look, Kuroki Hitomi stretched out his arms and hugged his head tightly.

However, on the night of arriving at Moon Lake Manor, Hanyu Hideki, who was lying on the bed to rest with Kuroki Hitomi, was extremely surprised and wanted to ask.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning filtered through the gap in the curtains and shone on Hanyu Hideki's face, stinging him so much that he couldn't help but open his eyes.

"Isn't there always a saying about America's dream here? Just think of Hanyu-kun as a beautiful dream and an affair in a foreign country. Maybe this is also a beautiful dream for Daichi-san."

Without saying anything, the scumbag took the lead and asked, "What happened last night?"

Although last night he was only passive for a while when he was surprised at first, and then he completely took the initiative, no matter what, he tormented Mao Daichi for half the night.

I heard from the other party last night that the family doctor suggested that she take a short walk in the morning. I think she should go for a walk at this time.

Hitomi Kuroki misunderstood America's dream, and he didn't bother to correct it.

The woman's long black hair was scattered randomly, revealing half of her delicate face.

As for the anger aroused by the beauty, he originally planned to use traditional crafts to solve it.

What on earth happened! !

Therefore, although Hideki Hanyu left Hawaii after receiving the call, leaving Jinboei to take a vacation here alone, he did not go to Los Angeles, but flew to San Jose first.

Then he tiptoed towards the bedroom door.

As a result, as soon as he stepped out, he saw Hitomi Kuroki walking out of the elevator not far away.

He only heard one meaning from Kuroki Hitomi's words.

Feel free to do it boldly, as long as your woman allows it.

And, there is no need to take responsibility.

After understanding this meaning, Hanyu Hideki decisively said, "I'm still a little sleepy and need to sleep for a while", then turned and returned to the bedroom.

Then, Daichi Mao was woken up from her deep sleep.

By the time Hanyu Hideki comes downstairs, it's already lunch time.

Of course, the person who came down with him was Daichi Mao, who was unable to resist and had been tortured enough by the scumbag.

It's just compared to the frank look of the scumbag.

Mao Daichi felt somewhat embarrassed after seeing her friend.

Even though, they had already planned all this.

……

That night, as soon as Daichi Mao walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower, she was picked up by the scumbag.

"What are you going to do, Hanyu-san?"

"It will be noisy in the bedroom until Hitomi-chan takes a rest."

"Then we...?"

"Go to the garage. Didn't you peek there before? This time I want you to experience it for yourself."

In this way, Hanyu Hideki accompanied Kuroki Hitomi, and went to Moon Lake Manor with the new beauty, day and night, without shame or boredom, tossing around until November 16th.

This morning, he was sent off by two women and boarded a helicopter bound for Los Angeles.

It's been two weeks since "Angels Among Us" was released.

Hollywood has almost stalled, and it's time to tie up the deal and conclude the agreement between him and De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

At around ten o'clock, the helicopter landed in Hibiscus Garden.

At this time, Liu Xiaoli was still in the country with her daughter. The empty hibiscus garden was only guarded by the maid, and there was no need for Hanyu Hideki to stay longer.

So after landing, we immediately drove towards Century City.

Soon, he met Fred Weber in the manager's office of Yunshang Pictures.

After Hanyu Hideki walked in, he asked straight to the point, "Tell me, what is the current situation of angels in the world?"

Fred Weber answered with a frown, "Only $800,000 in the first week. Although this week has not been announced yet, it is worse than the first week, not even one-third of the first week."

"It looks a bit bad." Hanyu Hideki said in a casual tone, as if he was teasing.

And his attitude made Fred Weber look dumbfounded.

"Boss, this is not a little bad, it is very bad. The box office of this movie will most likely not reach two million US dollars, and we invested four million US dollars in this movie. Obviously our investment Failed."

The biggest loss since the establishment of Yunshang Pictures is about to occur. Under such circumstances, Fred Weber, as the professional manager of Yunshang Pictures, will find it difficult to remain calm like Hideki Hanyu.

To put it bluntly, if a loss of this level was placed in an ordinary small production company, it would be enough for the person in charge to pack up and leave.

"Fred, no one in this world can make money forever. Take it easy. At least you can be happy that this project was decided by me, and its failure has nothing to do with you."

As a person who directly lost money, Hanyu Hideki comforted his professional managers.

Fred Weber smiled helplessly again, "Boss, I have worked in Hollywood for so many years, and of course I know that no Hollywood company can make money forever.

It's just that the failure of Angels in the World has made me worry about another project, Working Girl, which we will release on Valentine's Day next month. It is a big production with a cost of 20 million. "

"Fred, don't worry about things that haven't happened yet. Even if the 20 million project fails, it won't be the end of the world for Yunshang Pictures. And if we are timid because of failure, we will never succeed. "

After finishing speaking, Hanyu Hideki stood up and walked to Fred Weber, patting him on the shoulder, "Fred, don't think about these things anymore, get ready, let's go to De Laurentiis Entertainment together in the afternoon group."

"What does the boss need from me?" Fred Weber asked.

"Make a list of what we need. We are going to do a big purchase this time."

Hideki Hanyu said with a smile.

After spending four million dollars, isn’t this the moment we’ve been waiting for?

……

In the afternoon, Hideki Hanyu and Fred Weber set off from Yunshang Pictures and went straight to De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

Naturally, Dino De Laurentiis has been notified of this trip.

So when they arrived at DeLaurentis Entertainment Group, they quickly saw Dino DeLaurentis coming to greet them with a frown on his face.

"I'm sorry that my movie disappointed Mr. Hanyu."

In the first sentence of the meeting, Dino De Laurentiis apologized to Hideki Hanyu.

Obviously, the recent results of "Angels in the World" have left the old Italian man with no reason to quibble.

Otherwise, with the shamelessness of Hollywood producers, Gao Luo would have to find a bunch of reasons to cover up his failure and find ways to deceive some investment.

After all, after successive failures, it is still unknown whether De Laurentiis Entertainment Group will survive in the future, and what is the use of anything else.

Looking at Dino De Laurentiis, Hideki Hanyu pretended to be concerned and asked, "Is the situation very bad?"

Dino De Laurentiis nodded, "If just one movie fails, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group can still find a way to turn around, but I have failed too many times this year, and the company can no longer support it. "

When the old Italian man said this, he made an invitation gesture to Hanyu Hideki, "Let's go to the office to chat."

After saying that, Dino De Laurentiis led Hanyu Hideki and others towards the company.

This is not the first time for Hanyu Hideki to come to De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

But this time when I entered the company, what I saw and the atmosphere I felt were completely different from the last time I came here.

Many workstations that were originally occupied by people have been cleared away and are empty without anyone.

Even the few remaining employees seem to be in a very bad mental state, which can be described as gloomy.

After all, there is a poem that goes like this: ducks are prophets of spring river water warmth.

No one knows better than these employees how difficult it is for De Laurentiis Entertainment Group to survive.

This film company, which has been established in Hollywood for many years and was once known as the largest independent film distributor, is finally coming to the end of its life.

The group walked through the office area and finally entered Dino De Laurentiis' office.

The old Italian man first invited Hanyu Hideki to sit down. He did not talk about business directly, but thanked him first.
"Mr. Hanyu, thank you for helping my nephew in Italy."

"Everyone gets what they need. It's not much help. After all, my company also intends to enter the European film market." Hanyu Hideki said in a businesslike and polite tone.

It was obvious that he did not want to involve his investment in Europa Pictures in anything related to human relations.

In this world, doing business is doing business. Never talk about favors, whether you owe others or others owe you.

After all, when favors are involved, the nature of the matter changes.

Seeing that the favor card failed, the old Italian man stopped talking nonsense and took out an agreement directly from the drawer.

This agreement formalizes the original agreement for Yunshang Pictures to invest in "Angels in the World". It is clearly marked above that everything De Laurentiis Entertainment Group has to lose when "Angels on Earth" fails to achieve the expected box office results.

Among them, including the copyright of the "King Kong" movie.

The old Italian man took the agreement and sighed before saying, "It's time for me to fulfill the agreement. Everything above will belong to Yunshang Pictures in the future."

Hanyu Hideki took the agreement without looking at it and handed it to Fred Weber beside him.

His attitude actually made Dino De Laurentiis feel a little better.

At least Hanyu Hideki didn't act like a winner.

But just as soon as this thought arose in him, he was immediately shattered by another thought.

"Angels in the World" failed and his company lost money. Yunshang Pictures will only lose more. After all, there are many tricks in film production.

The production cost was US$8 million, and Yunshang Pictures actually paid US$4 million.

But what about De Laurentiis Entertainment Group?
The actual investment must be far less than this. After all, Hollywood film companies have many ways to do accounting and deceive investors.

But immediately afterwards, Hanyu Hideki’s next words made Dino De Laurentiis’s thoughts of pity Yunshang Pictures disappear.

"Mr. Dino, in fact, when I came to see you this time, in addition to this agreement, I also had other cooperation ideas."

"Sorry, Mr. Hanyu, I have to tell you that De Laurentiis Entertainment Group can no longer survive. We will not have new projects."

"Haha, it's not just movies that we can cooperate with each other."

As soon as Hideki Hanyu said this, the shrewd Italian old man thought of something instantly.

He suddenly looked up at Hideki Hanyu, "What does Hideki Hanyu want?"

Obviously, Dino De Laurentiis knew that Hideki Hanyu was planning on De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

"The film library, professional production staff, and even the distribution department, if Mr. Dino wants to sell it, Yunshang Pictures is all interested."

Hideki Hanyu smiled and looked very kind.

But Dino De Laurentiis didn't feel that way at all.

After all, someone who lost four million yuan without changing his face and could calmly come to help him find benefits cannot be a kind person.

A kind person cannot create Hanyu Hideki's current worth.

Dino De Laurentiis composed his words and said, "Mr. Hanyu, I need to think about it."

Think about it, of course it is fake.

In this case, Dino De Laurentiis doesn't mind squeezing out the last bit of oil and water from De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.

However, he didn't want to agree too readily.

With a little tug, you can at least sell it for a high price.

"Do you still want to think about it? Then I won't stay here any longer. If you have any ideas, just tell Fred. I have other things to do in the afternoon, so I'll leave first."

The reason why Hideki Hanyu said this is that he really does not intend to participate in specific transactions.

I also want to let Dino De Laurentiis know that you are having a clearance sale now, not rare items, so don’t go too far.

Just like that, after a simple confrontation, Hanyu Hideki left the battlefield directly.

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand, indicating that Dino De Laurentiis and Fred Weber did not need to send them off, and then walked out of the manager's office alone.

But as soon as he left the office door, before he had taken a few steps, he saw a figure hurriedly walking in from outside the company door.

After seeing Hideki Hanyu, the visitor's face showed uncontrollable joy. He walked over quickly and said to Hideki Hanyu.

"I heard from my agent that Mr. Hanyu was coming to De Laurentiis Entertainment today, so I rushed over to see him. Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, otherwise I would have missed meeting him."

The speaker was none other than Emmanuelle Beard, the heroine of "Angels in the World" who failed miserably after its release.

In Hollywood, a place that pays the most attention to commercial results, "Angels on Earth" failed miserably at the box office, and it is inevitable that the main creative staff will be implicated.

If we say who has been affected the most, the leading actor Michael Knight is the first to bear the brunt. Unless a miracle happens and he suddenly makes a big hit movie, he will definitely miss mainstream production for the rest of his life.

After all, in Hollywood, the number of actors who can make a comeback after a tragic failure is smaller than the number of Chinese lottery winners. Otherwise, why use the word miracle to describe it.

Following Michael Knight, the one most affected is naturally Emmanuelle Béa. The road to Hollywood can be officially declared a failure.

But what is better than Michael Knight is that Emmanuel Beah at least still has a foundation in Europe and can rely on his popularity in Europe to slowly recover.

In another time and space, Emmanuel Beah found the opportunity to return to Hollywood after dormant in Europe for almost ten years.

But she was no longer young at that time and had no chance of success.

After all, not everyone is Naomi Watts. They are all model workers who are late bloomers and truly popular in their thirties.

But, that’s a matter of another time and space.

In this time and space, Emmanuel Beah, who is unwilling to be sent back to Europe, naturally has other ways to stay in Hollywood, and that is naturally Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu has previously said that there is a role in "Blood Corpse Night 2" that suits her very well.

As a sequel movie, "Blood Corpse Night 2" has a high possibility of success.

It's just that Hideki Hanyu only said it with his mouth at that time, but because the "Blood Corpse Night 2" project has not been officially launched, she has not signed a formal actor contract yet.

However, with the failure of "Angels in the World", Hanyu Hideki may be terminated by Yunshang Pictures even after signing the contract, not to mention Hanyu's verbal agreement.

After all, those termination fees are nothing compared to the failure of the movie.

And this is reality in Hollywood.

It was successful, and thousands of people followed it.

Failed and no one cared.

Therefore, when Emmanuelle Beah learned through her insider at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group that Hideki Hanyu arrived in Los Angeles today and would come to see Dino De Laurentiis, she immediately rushed there non-stop. Come over.

Her purpose was the same as before in France, for a movie role.

And who is Hanyu Hideki? After seeing Emmanuel Beah appear, and thinking about the other person's recent situation, it is not difficult to guess why the other person came to him.

But it's a pity that he had a lot of fun with French women in Paris, but it also consumed the freshness he had accumulated for a long time.

For the time being, he had no sexual interest in this "Angel of France."

Moreover, he was not joking when he told Dino De Laurentiis that he had something to do in the afternoon.

While waiting to come to De Laurentiis Entertainment Group at noon, he had already made an appointment with a beautiful woman to have dinner, and he was going to pick her up next.

So whatever Emmanuel Beah wants to do, he can only say it.

"Sorry, Miss Emmanuel, I have an appointment with someone else. If there is anything else, we can talk about it another day."

These words of Hideki Hanyu made Emmanuel Beah quite panic.

The French woman didn't know that Hideki Hanyu didn't care about the failure of "Angels in the World".

Therefore, in Emmanuelle Beah's view, the reason why Hanyu Hideki said this must be because of the failure of "Angels in the World" and he planned to give up on her.

In fact, she was thinking not only of "Blood Corpse Night 2", but also of the new movie Luc Besson was preparing in France.

For a moment, all opportunities seemed to be leaving her.

In order to grab the last life-saving straw, Emmanuel Beah desperately stopped in front of Hanyu Hideki and said anxiously.

"Mr. Hanyu, please give me some time, even if it's only five minutes."

Hanyu Hideki raised his hand and looked at his watch, his expression became a little unhappy, and his tone was no longer as calm as before, and became a little cold.

"Miss Emmanuel, as I said, I have made an appointment with someone else to meet. I'm in a hurry now. If there's anything else, I'll talk about it later."

Looking at Hanyu Hideki's displeased expression, his cold tone, and the bodyguards who were about to surround him, he looked completely different from before.

Emmanuel Beah suddenly realized that no matter how gentle this man treated her in the past, he could never change his status as a superior.

She has no control over what the other person wants to do or doesn't want to do, and there is nothing she can do about it.

Emmanuel Beah opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, but finally said, "Sorry to disturb Mr. Hanyu, but what I want to talk to you about is very important, and I hope to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss it in detail."

"I understand, I have your contact information and will contact you if I am free."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Half an hour later, Hideki Hanyu appeared in front of a house in West Hollywood.

Although the house is incomparable to the mansions in Beverly Hills, it is located in a middle-class community with a beautiful environment. In the eyes of ordinary Americans, it is a must-have large house for successful people.

When Hanyu Hideki drove in, PC vehicles could be seen patrolling back and forth on the road from time to time. The security conditions were quite good.

At least compared to Los Angeles a few decades later, where shopping for zero dollars was everywhere, it was a world of difference.

After arranging the instruments in the Mercedes-Benz G in front of the vanity mirror, Hanyu Hideki took out a bouquet of wrapped white roses from the back seat, and then rang the doorbell of the house in front of him.

After a while, he saw a middle-aged woman coming out.

The woman is not someone else. She met Terry Shields at an event organized by the Producers Guild before the official meeting.

She was also the mother of Brooke Shields.

At noon, Amy Heckerling, the director of "Once Upon a Time" came to Yunshang Pictures to discuss business, and Terry Shields and her daughter "coincidentally" came with her.

It was a "coincidence" that I met Hideki Hanyu who happened to be working at Yunshang Pictures.

A few people went to the rooftop leisure area for a brief chat, and then Terry Shields took the initiative to ask Hanyu Hideki if he was free in the evening.

Under Terry Shields's repeated hints, the scumbag finally said that he wanted to invite Brooke Shields to dinner, and the mother and daughter naturally agreed without thinking.

That's why Hideki Hanyu appeared here at this time.

After all, she was a beauty who was famous all over the world in the 1980s and was known as the eighth wonder. Now that she has the opportunity to taste and practice, I dare to ask which man would give up.

Anyway, Hanyu Hideki will definitely not miss this opportunity.

What's more, she has been promoting her virgin character.

The scumbag also wants to explore whether this is fake news.

At the door, Terry Xiaosi showed great enthusiasm after discovering that it was Hideki Hanyu.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Sir, you came on time. Can you sit in the room for a while? Poji is still preparing. I can make you a cup of black tea."

Hideki Hanyu said very gentlemanly, "Then don't bother Ms. Terry."

"It is an honor for me to host Hideki Hanyu."

Terry Shields welcomed Hideki Hanyu into the house politely.

In the living room, Terry Xiaosi went to pour tea. After Hanyu Hideki sat down, he began to look at the decoration of the house.

It was the kind of bohemian style decoration with many traditional fabric decorations. It looked fashionable yet warm, and Hanyu Hideki liked it a bit.

So when Terry Shields came over with a tea tray, Hanyu Hideki gave a rare and serious compliment, "Ms. Terry, your house is so beautifully decorated, it's my favorite style."

"Really? But after renting this house, it was decorated according to the style designed by Bo Ji. Now it can be approved by my husband. It seems that her design is still very good."

Terry Shields said with a look of surprise.

But the woman's words made Hanyu Hideki a little confused when he heard them.

A rented house?
After all, Brooke Shields has been popular for so many years. When she took photos for magazines, she was offered $10,000 a day.

With this kind of income, there’s no reason why he can’t even afford a house in this kind of community.

Just when Hanyu Hideki was confused and wanted to ask tentatively, there was a sound of footsteps on the second floor of the house.

Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared on the stairs.

　Seven thousand two today.

　　Although there were many reasons why updates were unstable before, it was all my fault, so I'm very sorry.

　　The busy work has come to an end, and the normal update time will resume.

　　Regardless of the previous updates, after taking a few days off, I guarantee that the number of updates this month will be no less than 240,000 words, which is an average of 8,000 words per day.

　　But I also hope that brothers can understand that there are some objective reasons that are beyond my control. No matter how late I got off work last week, I insisted on updating even if I coded in the middle of the night. This also caused my time to be completely messed up, day and night were reversed, so the update time was unstable.

　　But I can’t lose my job. After all, I really can’t support myself with this book that has more than 300 subscriptions. I still have to live on my salary.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)