Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 618 Marvel Invitation to Bicker
After repeated consideration, Hideki Hanyu finally agreed to Karl Map's invitation.

The man in front of him was not an idiot and would not make an invitation that would not benefit him.

Of course, he just went to take a look.

Whether to do anything in the end depends entirely on his wishes.

Just like that, after accepting Karl Map’s invitation, Hanyu Hideki said goodbye to him after enjoying lunch.

"Boss, what does this person do? Is his invitation important?"

After returning to the suite, Monica Bellucci asked Hideki Hanyu curiously.

Monica Bellucci didn't know much about Karl Map, and she had no idea what Hideki Hanyu was planning for the future.

And Hideki Hanyu had no intention of explaining this to the other party.

So I just replied perfunctorily, "These things are not within your scope of work. I plan to go to Marvel Comics tomorrow morning. Please help me arrange the itinerary."

Hideki Hanyu's answer obviously failed to satisfy Monica Bellucci.

Seeing Hanyu Hideki sitting at the desk, ready to take some time to write something, she immediately and quietly left, and returned a few moments later wearing a new set of silk suspender pajamas.

Then she approached Hanyu Hideki with a charming look and said to the scumbag in a seductive tone, "There is still a lot of time in the afternoon. How about I help the boss relax for a while?"

Hideki Hanyu probably guessed the woman's little thoughts.

These women often want to use their most advantageous weapon when their goals cannot be achieved normally.

However, although Hideki Hanyu likes these things, he never becomes obsessed with them.

So when Monica Bellucci came over, he just glanced at her sideways, then continued to concentrate on his creation and spoke without raising his head.

"If you want to rest, go and rest. Don't disturb me."

"Is the boss dissatisfied with me?"

When Monica Bellucci was speaking, she shook her body deliberately, and her shoulder strap "accidentally" slipped off, revealing her beautiful beauty.

But Hanyu Hideki remained unmoved and said calmly, "As long as you don't bother me, I won't be dissatisfied."

Monica Bellucci is a woman who always tries to make herself more important, whether it is seeking knowledge or knowing some secrets that she doesn't know.

However, although Hanyu Hideki is more dependent on the other party now, he does not want the other party to be too involved in many things.

"Humph~"

Seeing that Hideki Hanyu was still like this, Monica Bellucci snorted, turned around and left with some resentment.

In response, Hideki Hanyu ignored it.

Today, he is no longer the ordinary man in his previous life who had to find ways to please a woman just to have some intimacy with her.

Now, in all the relationships between women and him, he is the absolute center and holds all the initiative.

He doesn't need to please any woman.

Only women want to please him.

Hideki Hanyu continues to work on his creations when he has nothing to do.

Monica Bellucci, who had left Hideki Hanyu's room, was looking at her body in front of the mirror in her room, muttering to herself.

"Did I lose too much weight recently? I remember my boss said he didn't like me being too thin. I guess I need to control my exercise. And this dress, he liked it very much when I wore it last time, but why this time..."

……

May 11th.

As planned, Hideki Hanyu went to Marvel Comics for inspection this morning and learned about the recent development of Marvel Comics.

Now under the unified control of Elf Entertainment, the changes in Marvel Comics itself are actually not that big. After all, even Elf Entertainment cannot change the existing environment.

The sluggish sales of paper comics is the current state of the industry in America, and it is not something that Marvel Comics or Elf Entertainment can change on their own.

Ronald Perelman in another time and space bought Marvel Comics just to hype the financial market by taking advantage of Marvel Comics' market share in America.

As for the content of Marvel comics itself, the other party actually doesn't care at all.

In this time and space, Marvel Comics, which fell into the control of Genie Entertainment, has achieved remarkable results beyond its traditional business.

What is referred to here is naturally the business area of ​​Elf Entertainment.

Under the guidance of Hideki Hanyu's long-term vision, Elf Entertainment has created a number of popular products with the help of Marvel's IP content.

For example, on the EGP arcade platform, there are two horizontal level-breaking games, "The Punisher" and "Blade", as well as the fighting game "Avengers: Battle Royale" independently completed by American game developers.

These games developed based on the arcade platform have also been ported by Elf Entertainment to the PS console and the Elf handheld platform.

In addition to the game itself, Pokémon Entertainment has also developed a battle machine similar to the 'Pokémon Fight' electronic pet, except that the cards have been replaced by different Marvel comic character cards instead of Pokémon elves.

The sales of these products in America are quite encouraging, and have helped Elf Entertainment generate considerable profits.

Combined with the revenue from other derivative products, the value of Marvel's IP can be said to have been developed to the greatest depth with the help of the Elf Entertainment platform.

In today's golden age of electronic games, Elf Entertainment's powerful IP monetization capabilities far exceed those of the film media.

After all, in this era, electronic games have just been born and are at their peak of development, although in terms of technology and effects, they are far inferior to those of later generations.

But when it comes to people's enthusiasm for video games, it is absolutely incomparable to later generations.

People in later generations, bombarded by all kinds of new media entertainment, now have more than just games to use to kill time and entertain themselves.

But these days, video games are completely mainstream.

The popularity of Elf Entertainment products among ordinary people is far greater than that of later Apple mobile phones.

This is also why the game IP born in this era will become a classic that is difficult to surpass in future generations.

The effect of any content promoted through the gaming platform is far beyond the imagination of future generations.

At the beginning of the acquisition, Marvel Comics employees were actually very dissatisfied with the acquisition of Genie Entertainment and the mandatory management of Genie Entertainment, which required content creation to cooperate with Genie Entertainment's major plans.

This is also the reason why Stan Lee was able to influence those people to cause trouble.

However, as time went by, as Marvel Comics developed in accordance with the management requirements of Elf Entertainment, its performance on all Elf Entertainment platforms became better and better, and the share of profits brought to cartoonists by derivative products also increased.

Looking at the dollar amounts transferred into their accounts, everyone's dissatisfaction disappeared.

Why did everyone support Stan Lee in the first place?

I think that if Stan Lee takes the Hollywood route, he can use movies to help Marvel Comics expand its influence and increase everyone's income.

But now, Elf Entertainment has done the same.

Moreover, compared to movies with difficult-to-control risks, the returns brought by Elf Entertainment are obviously more stable, and the money earned seems to be more.

But humans are such short-sighted animals that when they see the immediate benefits, they completely forget all the dissatisfaction and complaints in their past.

At this point, no one is interested in Hollywood anymore.

Even if Stan Lee were to do something secretly, I'm afraid no one would support him.

Of course, Stan Lee doesn’t have such an idea now.

For example, today when Hideki Hanyu came to inspect, he led Marvel Comics in expressing a strong welcome, and even seemed a little "flattering", the leader was Stan Lee.

"Mr. Hanyu, you should come to Marvel more often. We all like and admire you very much, and we are very grateful for the changes you have brought to Marvel."

Facing Stan Lee, who used to jump up and down and make a lot of trouble, but now is like a "loyal dog", saying flattering words in front of him, Hanyu Hideki despises him in his heart and responds in the same false way.

“I am also very grateful for the efforts of Marvel employees. Without your creativity, Elf Entertainment would have no content to create game projects. So now that everyone’s income is stable, we should work harder to use our creativity and create more excellent works for Marvel.”

Hanyu Hideki patted Stan Lee on the shoulder and said, "I am a layman when it comes to superhero comics, so Marvel still relies on Mr. Stan Lee's help in creating content."

On the surface, Hideki Hanyu spoke with an appreciative look on his face.

But in fact, he was thinking in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that you still have this little bit of use and are really good at comic creation, now that he no longer needs to worry about Stan Lee's prestige, he would have dealt with Stan Lee long ago.

However, although Hideki Hanyu's words were polite, Stan Lee did not dare to take them seriously.

When Hideki Hanyu said he was a layman, he was joking.

As a world-renowned picture book and novel writer, how could Hideki Hanyu not understand content creation?

Superhero comics, in essence, cannot escape the category of literary and artistic works.

Besides, even when it comes to superhero comics, Hideki Hanyu is still an expert. As an insider, he knows that Hideki Hanyu is the main creator behind the studio that created "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

The comic book "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is now as popular in America as Marvel's popular characters.

Overseas, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is actually even better.

After all, today's American superhero comics have not yet been able to go beyond America.

“Mr. Hanyu, you are so polite. You are a true artist. I have read your book Brigitte myself. It is a great work full of imagination and thought. It even gave me a lot of creative inspiration.

In comparison, what I created were just meaningless commercial comics..."

Seeing that Stan Lee was pretending to be humble and praising him in various ways, Hanyu Hideki accepted it all as a matter of course.

In America, sometimes you have to be better and stronger.

There's actually not much to say about the examination of Marvel Comics.

The unified management work here is now handled by a dedicated person from the America branch of Elf Entertainment, but they are only responsible for the general control of the content, as long as the creation is in line with the overall plan of Elf Entertainment.

In other aspects, Elf Entertainment gives creators great freedom.

Hideki Hanyu also believes that without financial worries, these creators will surely bring better works and creativity to Elf Entertainment.

As for the future of Marvel, there are also plans for Marvel movies.

It was too early to say this in 1988.

In a few years, when some Marvel Comics characters have been promoted by Elf Entertainment, we can actually try to produce some dramas that don’t require so much special effects to test the waters.

For example, the Punisher series.

If the response to the series is good enough, it is not impossible to consider adapting it to the big screen.

Anyway, in Hideki Hanyu's plan, he wants to proceed step by step and fully squeeze out all the profits from Marvel, this huge content gold mine.

If you want to make profits in the later stage, early promotion is essential.

After finishing his trip to Marvel Comics, Hideki Hanyu invited several Marvel Comics executives to have lunch at noon, and then returned to the hotel with his entourage.

On the way back, Monica Bellucci reported another incident to him.

"Boss, actually, Warner Group has been in contact with Elf Entertainment recently. It seems that they want to have all-round cooperation with Elf Entertainment, just like Marvel Comics."

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki chuckled and said, "Haha, I thought they would continue to be so aloof."

DC Comics under Warner Bros. is certainly one of the content gold mines that is no less than Marvel.

Warner Bros. has previously used Genie Entertainment's platform to launch gaming titles, but they were basically developed by Warner itself or commissioned by other manufacturers.

However, due to the lack of Elf Entertainment's overall content management and systematic publicity and promotion across all platforms, the game's performance cannot be said to be dismal, but it is definitely not a success.

Moreover, the various stupid operations of Warner Bros. executives are well-known in Hollywood.

So he really didn't expect that Warner would actually come to seek cooperation with Elf Entertainment.

Is it because of the upcoming merger with Times Group?

Although the merger between Warner Bros. and Time Group was not completed until 1990, in fact, various preliminary work for the merger began as early as the previous year.

This is no secret in Hollywood.

After all, it is the Time Group, a media giant with more than 20,000 employees and annual sales of US$4.5 billion.

One is Warner Bros., a well-established Hollywood film studio with more than 14,000 employees and annual revenue of US$4.2 billion.

The merger of two giants could not be too low-key.

After thinking about these things, Hideki Hanyu said to Monica Bellucci, "I will talk about this with Michael Katz when I return to San Jose tomorrow."

"I will contact Mr. Katz in advance," Monica Bellucci responded.

She didn't say anything because she knew that in such an important matter, she only needed to convey the news to Hanyu Hideki, but she had no qualifications or ability to intervene and express opinions. After returning to the hotel for a short rest and simple preparations, Hanyu Hideki went to the Wall Street party that the other party mentioned with Karl Map, who came to pick him up.

There is no need to go into detail about the process, as some unspeakable characters appeared during it.

For Hideki Hanyu, this party was definitely fruitful and he was quite satisfied.

Not only did it allow him to get in touch with some people he hadn't known before, but also people from Wall Street and Washington.

I also got to know some key people in Hollywood.

Naturally, these key figures he mentioned could not be stars.

America is actually the same as Japan. Celebrities are often not qualified to attend such gatherings attended by the truly upper-class and powerful people.

Even if we are invited to some occasions, it is just for embellishment.

As for what makes Hideki Hanyu very satisfied?

First, he agreed to accept Karl Mapp's introduction and join the club that held the party.

As for the second, after the party, he promised to invest in one of the projects led by the Israeli sovereign fund.

The total investment for this project is 20 million US dollars, with the Israeli Sovereign Fund guaranteeing an investment of 8 million US dollars, and Hideki Hanyu taking up the remaining 12 million.

If this project incurs losses in the future, the 8 million yuan from the Israeli sovereign fund will be used to cover it.

If the project becomes profitable, Hanyu Hideki can also purchase the $8 million profit from the Israeli sovereign fund at a low price.

All he asked to pay was the principal of $8 million and the interest on the bank loan of $8 million during the investment period.

It can be said that in order to develop, Israel has offered very favorable conditions to overseas investors.

However, even so, Hideki Hanyu still refused the condition of disclosing his investor identity when signing the contract.

After all, considering the geographical factors and political landscape over there, it would be better for him to make money quietly. He didn't make much money but got into trouble.

Although Karl Mapp regrets Hideki Hanyu's decision, he cannot really force it.

After all, when one has wealth at Hideki Hanyu's level, uses money and investments to pave the way around the world, and has a strong network of personal connections, it is enough to gain the respect of any country.

Besides, even if the identity of Hideki Hanyu's investor is not announced, and someone simply appears to be the first to invest, it will be a very important stimulus signal for other investors who are waiting and watching.

Therefore, Karl Map expressed his deep gratitude to Hideki Hanyu for his willingness to invest, and the relationship between the two became closer.

At the time of saying goodbye, Hideki Hanyu suddenly invited Karl Mapp.

"I really admire Mr. Mapu for working so hard for the country.

If Mr. Mapp wants to change his life one day, he might consider working with me.

I am planning to integrate my forces in Washington and set up a public relations company, and I urgently need a capable partner like Mr. Mapp."

After several contacts, Hideki Hanyu actually figured it out.

Karl Map is not the wealthy man he thinks he is. He is more like a middleman between Israel and America.

The Malibu mansion and land that were first sold to him actually did not belong to Carl Map. He was just selling them on behalf of others.

The other party's ability to navigate the world and his connections in the political and business circles of many countries built up over the years are what Hanyu Hideki values ​​most.

As soon as Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Karl Mapu suddenly hesitated.

It's impossible for him not to be moved when being invited by such a super-rich person.

Besides, after finishing the work for the Israeli sovereign fund, he really has no new business.

And always working for others is not destined to be a long-term solution.

Besides, his experiences over the years have indeed allowed him to accumulate a lot of personal connections and experience in dealing with various forces. Hanyu Hideki's suggestions are very much to his liking.

If he could rely on Hideki Hanyu to build a long-term career, he would certainly be willing to do so.

Thinking of this, Karl Mapp asked tentatively, "How do you plan to cooperate, Mr. Hanyu?"

Hanyu Hideki said generously, "Of course I paid the money and Mr. Mapu did the work. We run the PR company together. I am always generous to my partners."

Finally, Hanyu Hideki said meaningfully, "If Mr. Karl Mapp can help my career, what I can give to Mr. Mapp will definitely satisfy him. Mr. Mapp must know that I have the ability to do everything I promised."

Although Hideki Hanyu did not state any specific conditions, he has expressed his attitude of cooperation.

After all, those specific conditions will only be discussed in detail after the cooperation is confirmed.

Karl Mapp thought for a moment, then slowly replied, "I am very tempted by Mr. Hanyu's proposal, but my cooperation with the Israeli sovereign fund has not yet been completed. How about I discuss it with Mr. Hanyu after I finish this?"

Hanyu Hideki readily agreed, "Of course, Mr. Mapu is always welcome to come to me, but I still hope that Mr. Mapu won't make me wait too long."

Hearing this, Karl Map thought about his work progress for a while, and then assured, "Please rest assured, Mr. Hanyu, I will definitely come to see you in four months at most."

"No problem. I'll wait for Mr. Mapp for four months."

In this way, Hideki Hanyu sent Karl Map off.

After this incident, his trip to New York came to an end.

After playing with Lizhi's big thunder for the last night, Hideki Hanyu's "Elf" took off on May 13 and returned to San Jose.

……

Moon Lake Estate, San Jose.

Hideki Hanyu, who had just returned, had just left the garage when he saw a young woman playing with a baby on the terrace.

The baby was naturally his eldest daughter, Sissi.

Since he had a lot of work to do in San Jose this time, he was too lazy to travel back and forth between San Jose and Los Angeles, so he simply asked Liu Xiaoli to bring her daughter to Moon Lake Manor to accompany him.

What he didn't expect was that in addition to Liu Xiaoli and his daughter, his beloved daughter's aunt was also there.

"Are you done with your work in New York?"

A gentle female voice sounded, it was Liu Xiaoli's concern.

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki glanced at the child's mother, who was wearing a long floral dress and had a voluptuous dancing figure. Feeling satisfied, he did not answer, but went straight forward to hold the beautiful woman's slender waist, bent down and gave her a passionate kiss.

After their lips parted, he pointed outside and asked, "Why is Xiao Qiong here?"

The person playing with the eldest daughter outside was none other than the sister-in-law Zhou Wenqiong.

Liu Xiaoli, whose breathing was a little difficult due to the kiss, took a breath and replied, "She came to help me take care of Xixi."

Hanyu Hideki said, "You know that's not what I'm talking about? Wasn't she in the country before?"

"I came back because I couldn't stay any longer. I've just been here." The beauty answered casually.

At this moment, she hugged Hanyu Hideki with her arms, looking at the handsome face of the scumbag with sweet eyes. It was obvious that the passionate kiss just now made her a little aroused.

Hanyu Hideki was not in a hurry, but continued to ask, "What happened?"

"What else could it be? She's being urged to get married by her aunt. After all, she'll be 23 after her birthday this year. She'd be old enough to get married in China. She was arranged to go on a blind date some time ago, but she didn't want to go, so she came to America."

The beauty spoke hurriedly, and it was obvious that she couldn't wait any longer.

But the scumbag continued to say, "It seems that he ran away secretly, and you, as his sister, don't know..."

However, before Hanyu Hideki could finish his words, he was interrupted by Liu Xiaoli.

"Why do you keep talking about Xiao Qiong when you come here today? Why don't you care about me?"

Hanyu Hideki wondered, "What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine, but come to the bedroom, I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

"I'll show you something good."

"What good stuff?"

"Stop pretending, huh!"

"Hey! Don't scratch randomly. If you scratch it, you will suffer."

"You've already put up the flag, but you're still not telling the truth..."

……

Just like that, Hideki Hanyu, who had just arrived at Moon Lake Manor, was caught and taken to the bedroom to pay his dues.

Of course, although it was the beauty who took the initiative to provoke, facing the scumbag whose talent had once again been broken through, the beauty was as proactive and arrogant before the start, and begged for mercy just as quickly and pitifully after the start.

With just a set of QWE skills, and without even using the ultimate move R, the beauty was killed instantly by the scumbag.

The refreshed scumbag changed into casual clothes and walked out of the bedroom. The beauty was still lying in bed.

When he walked into the living room, Hanyu Hideki saw his sister-in-law Zhou Wenqiong sitting in the living room watching TV.

He asked casually, "Where's Sissi?"

Zhou Wenqiong saw that it was Hanyu Hideki, turned off the TV and replied, "I just got tired from playing, so I took a rest. Deng Na is watching in the baby room."

After Zhou Wenqiong finished speaking, she wrinkled her nose and said to Hanyu Hideki in dissatisfaction, "I thought you, brother-in-law, would care about why I came to America again when you saw me, but you didn't ask anything. Humph~ You really don't care about me at all."

"You are already 23 years old, why should I care about you?"

Hanyu Hideki said this nonchalantly, sat down on the sofa, and turned to ask the maid to prepare juice for him.

Just after the maid left, Zhou Wenqiong quickly adjusted her position and sat next to Hanyu Hideki.

"I know. It must be my cousin who told you. She was like a soulless person when she saw you. She told everything."

As he spoke, Zhou Wenqiong suddenly lowered his voice deliberately and said, "And brother-in-law, do you know that I just went to the bedroom to look for my cousin."

"Really? I think I locked the door." The scumbag said frankly.

Zhou Wenqiong curled her lips and said, "Yeah, it's just that the sound insulation of the door is a little poor. When I heard the noise my cousin made, I thought she was being abused by you in there."

In response to his sister-in-law's words, Hanyu Hideki responded with a contemptuous look.

"Little girl, you don't understand anything. Can you tell the difference between pain and enjoyment?"

"I haven't tried it, so of course I don't understand." Zhou Wenqiong said confidently.

"Then why don't you just go on blind dates? You'll understand everything once you have a husband." The scumbag took the juice handed to him by the maid and said perfunctorily.

Zhou Wenqiong wrinkled her nose and said, "Humph, I don't like that person, he's so rustic."

"Sometimes you can't just judge a person by their appearance. You might find them nice after getting to know them for a while." The scumbag continued to be perfunctory.

"No, all men are the same anyway. Even if I have to settle for someone, I'll just find a handsome one."

When Zhou Wenqiong said this, her eyes unconsciously looked at Hanyu Hideki.

But Hideki Hanyu didn't care about his sister-in-law's gaze. Instead, he spoke with a little complacency.

"Look at what I'm doing. If you follow my conditions, you'll never have a man in your life. It's better to lower your standards. After all, there are not many men as good as me in this world."

Zhou Wenqiong immediately complained, "Huh, brother-in-law, you are so narcissistic."

Hanyu Hideki emphasized, "Narcissism? This is self-confidence. Otherwise, name a man who is more handsome and better than me."

As soon as the scumbag said this, Zhou Wenqiong was instantly speechless.

It is really hard for her to imagine finding a man who is better and more handsome than Hanyu Hideki.

Not to mention being more handsome than Hanyu Hideki, even if we exclude appearance, there is almost no one of the same age who can compare with Hanyu Hideki in career.

Seeing that his sister-in-law was stumped by his question, Hanyu Hideki smiled smugly and said, "Haha, take your time to think about it. I'm a little hungry. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat."

In fact, bickering with Zhou Wenqiong like a family is the best way for Hanyu Hideki to relax after a busy career.

After all, the higher you stand, the more you are praised.

Apart from his family and Zhou Wenqiong, there are not many people around him who can be so genuine with him.

(End of this chapter)