Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 630 Not one, but two

Although Hideki Hanyu has decided to return to Japan next.

But things happening in Europe still delayed his departure for two days.

Things in the UK are going relatively smoothly. Although the senior official introduced by the prince is slow in his work, he has already started to help with matchmaking.

Wendelin Wiedeking had even held a three-way meeting with Leyland and British Airways.

The problem now is that no one wants to take over the mess that is the Leyland Group.

British Airways was given a huge responsibility by the Iron Lady, so it must want to bear as little responsibility as possible. When it saw Lamborghini coming out to share the responsibility, it was naturally overjoyed and didn't want any of it anymore.

But Wendelin Wiedeking said that Lamborghini is just a small manufacturer with limited capabilities. Facing a behemoth like the Leyland Group, it cannot take over even if it wants to.

So the situation now is that British Airways wants Lamborghini to buy more.

In addition to buying more car brands, some engine manufacturers, tractor and engineering machinery factories, and even record companies want to package and give them to Lamborghini.

But Wendelin Wiedeking originally only wanted to buy one brand, and it was only at the suggestion of Hideki Hanyu that he decided to add a Land Rover.

In this situation, he would definitely not be willing to buy more.

Now the three parties are sitting together and arguing.

But looking at the current situation, British Airways will definitely be the first to collapse.

After all, they are facing direct pressure from British officials.

And Lamborghini is just here to make a cameo appearance.

According to Wendelin Wiedeking, if it really doesn't work, then just give up.

Anyway, they are not the unlucky ones.

Compared to the mess in the UK, Hideki Hanyu has much less to do in France.

It was nothing more than signing an investment cooperation plan with Gaumont for the next few years. At the invitation of Gulas Seydoux, he even invested a sum of US dollars in Gaumont and acquired 17% of Gaumont's shares.

Compared with the previous investment in Europa Films, which directly controlled 56% of the shares in one go.

Hideki Hanyu's investment in Gaumont is just to strengthen the cooperative relationship.

In addition to Gaumont, Hideki Hanyu also continued to pay attention to the follow-up situation of the LVMH Group. On the surface, Bernard Arnault did seem to have become honest, and he seemed to be working hard for the development of LVMH.

As for the other party's private collusion and involvement with other shareholders other than Ayi International, that is their right.

Unless Hideki Hanyu can delist the LVMH Group.

However, I am afraid that the French officials will not agree to this matter. After all, this planet does not revolve around him.

There are other tasks, which are also trivial issues.

For example, understanding or handling some of the development issues of Crescent Cinemas, Blockbuster, Elf Entertainment, and Bellucci Logistics in Europe.

Of course, in addition to official business, personal matters are also indispensable.

For example, satisfying the request of the literary girl Julie Delpy and hugging her to do radio gymnastics on the terrace, or adding Emmanuelle Béart and the three of them doing something popular together.

By the time he returned to Tokyo from Europe on the Yunshang, it was already June 7th.

Recently his assistant's office was so busy entertaining wealthy people who came to buy real estate that when he returned at noon, there was no one in the assistant's office to take advantage of the opportunity for him.

However, the assistant did not come to pick me up at the airport, but an unexpected person came.

"Teacher, now you realize that I'm the only one who loves you the most. I'm the only one who came to pick you up at the airport, and Akina didn't even come~~"

There would be no one else but the little devil Koizumi Kyoko who would come up to you and talk like this as soon as they meet.

(The picture seems to have been posted before, but it doesn’t matter.)
It has been a while since they last met, and Hanyu Hideki missed this quirky girl who always managed to please him.

After getting in the car, he reached out and held the girl in his arms.

Kyoko Koizumi, who is only 153 cm tall, felt like she was holding a doll when she fell into the arms of the tall Hideki Hanyu.

"If you say that, I'm going to tell Akina about it." Hanyu Hideki deliberately threatened.

"Hehe... I'm not afraid. She can't beat me in bed. Besides, her new single is selling so well, and she's going overseas to promote it. I can't find anyone to complain to, teacher."

The little fairy rubbed her head in Hanyu Hideki's arms with a smile, and seeing her enthusiastic and excited look, it was obvious that she missed Hanyu Hideki very much.

"By the way, how did you know what time I would be back today?" Hanyu Hideki asked curiously.

"I learned about it from Uemura Reiko. I went to Game Base Publishing House to sign a contract yesterday and ran into her. I knew her assistant office was short-staffed, so I volunteered to pick her up at the airport."

The goblin answered truthfully.

"You went to Game Base Publishing House to sign the contract?" Hanyu Hideki asked doubtfully.

"Isn't there an e-sports competition being held in Chiba Prefecture this Friday? I'm the promotion ambassador." The little fairy said proudly.

Ever since she listened to Hideki Hanyu's advice and created a persona for herself as a gamer girl, the little fairy has found herself a retirement insurance.

Although the 22-year-old's fairy girl character is no longer sellable, her game character has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, especially in today's golden age of electronic game enlightenment. Koizumi Kyoko has taken advantage of the trend and even gained considerable popularity overseas.

“So that’s what it is,” said Hanyu Hideki.

"Will the teacher go to Chiba Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony this Friday?" the little fairy asked with anticipation.

After all, if Hanyu Hideki also goes, then the two of them can be alone together.

"I think I will go. Then you can come with me."

The little fairy was immediately excited when she heard that. "That's great. We can take a photo together at the scene. I'll show it to Mingcai when she comes back. Hehe..."

"You, you only know how to bully Akina." Hanyu Hideki said with a smile.

"Because I'm jealous. Who made her more famous than me? But she's going to retire soon. Huh~~ Soon no one will know her anymore."

When talking about Akina Nakamori's retirement, Kyoko Koizumi showed no sign of hiding her happiness.

Of course I'm kidding when I say jealous.

Most of the goblin's words expressed happiness for her friends.

After all, being able to jump out of the big dye vat of the Japanese entertainment industry is a good thing no matter how you look at it.

But she can't do that.

Even with the help of Hanyu Hideki, the most that Suho Ikuo could do is reduce some of her schedules and activities while she is running the agency.

"Akina is not someone who can sit idle. Even if she retires, she will still be engaged in relevant work in the industry," said Hideki Hanyu.

The little fairy immediately replied, "I know, I heard that she and Yunshang Arts have cooperated again to form a studio and plan to be in charge of the band she signed.

Humph! I didn't beat Akina as an artist before, but when it comes to running an agency, Akina is definitely not my opponent.

The idols I signed before are doing very well now. Several girl groups’ new singles have entered the top 50 of the Oricon charts.”

Hearing the little fairy's proud words, Hanyu Hideki thought that the little fairy did have some abilities.

In today's environment where female idols are generally declining, Little Fairy is able to get her girl group onto the Oricon charts, which is considered very capable.

Don’t underestimate the top 50 of the Oricon chart. Many famous singers in later generations couldn’t even make it into the list at the beginning of their careers.

Of course, making it onto the list doesn't mean success. That still depends on subsequent developments. But with the support of the Burning Group behind the scenes and the popular idol boss Koizumi Kyoko leading the team, I think the development won't be too bad.

After all, after Akina Nakamori retired, among the female idols in the Japanese entertainment industry, Little Fairy will never fall out of the top three in terms of seniority and popularity.

only……

The little fairy said that Akina Nakamori was no match for her in running the office.

Hideki Hanyu disagrees with this.

Putting aside the ability, Akina Nakamori's agency is backed by Yunshang Entertainment, and its resources are unmatched by the Burning System.

Of course the most important thing is that Akina Nakamori signed a contract with the band Dreams Come True, which is one of the top five bands in the history of Japanese bands no matter how you rank them.

Use idol artists who are on the decline to make dreams come true.

Uh--

Hideki Hanyu can only say that he hopes the little goblin can withstand the blows in the future.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but remind her, "Kyoko, actually I was the one who discovered Akina's band, but I signed it to Akina because I thought they didn't have the conditions to debut at that time."

"Did the teacher discover it?"

The little goblin, who was rubbing against Hanyu Hideki's arms and arousing the scumbag, heard this and immediately stared at the scumbag with her eyes wide open.

Hideki Hanyu's reputation as a Midas touchstone in the Japanese entertainment industry is well-known to everyone.

Any artist or group discovered or created by Hideki Hanyu himself will be popular in Japan.

Therefore, when Hanyu Hideki said that he was the one who discovered the combination of Akina Nakamori's agency, the little goblin immediately had a premonition that he would be defeated by his good friend even in running the agency.

Then the little goblin refused to give in.

He immediately said to Hanyu Hideki, "Teacher, I don't care. I also want you to create an artist for me. Can you help produce the next single for my girl idol group?"

Hanyu Hideki said unhappily, "Do you think I have time now? I don't even have time to take care of the artists of Yunshang Entertainment. If I really go to produce singles for your artists, Asako-san and Iijima-san will go to Yorozuya to block the door."

"Teacher, please promise me..." Seeing that her request was not fulfilled, the little devil immediately changed her strategy and began to twist and turn in Hanyu Hideki's arms and act coquettishly.

The scumbag tried to hold back the stimulation brought by the little fairy's movements and replied, "No, and no matter how good your idols are, they can never compete with Akina's band."

"what?"

The little fairy said in surprise, then stopped and asked curiously, "Teacher, are you not optimistic about idols next?"

Although Hideki Hanyu is no longer in the Japanese entertainment industry, his legend will always be passed down in the Japanese entertainment industry. If we talk about vision, I'm afraid no one dares to say that they are better than Hideki Hanyu.

Therefore, when the clever little elf heard what Hanyu Hideki said, he immediately realized something.

"It's a secret." The scumbag smiled evilly and said nothing.

But immediately afterwards, he cried out "Ouch!"

Because in the back seat of the moving Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, the little goblin had already grabbed the handle of Hanyu Hideki's hand and threatened with a smile, "If the teacher doesn't say it, I will..."

The scumbag has long been accustomed to the little goblin who is always good at playing.

Therefore, even though the situation was "urgent" at this time, he was not afraid at all.

Instead, he leaned back and said, "I just won't tell you."

"Humph!"

The little goblin hummed coquettishly, then bared her teeth as if she was about to bite, and then slowly moved her upper body down.

Then, the enclosed rear of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit gradually became quiet, with only a few strange humming sounds from the scumbag from time to time.

……

After driving for a long time in the traffic-congested Tokyo, Hideki Hanyu's car finally returned to Yorozuya.

Greeted by the maid and housekeeper Machiko, Hanyu Hideki hugged the little elf who was wiping the corner of her mouth, got out of the car, and entered the elevator leading to the first floor of Yorozuya.

In the elevator, the little goblin who had just been taught asked curiously, "The heavenly program of that band that the teacher mentioned is really that amazing."

"Some things are related to Yunshang Entertainment's strategic planning. It's better for you not to know. You just need to follow my instructions and sign up for this program in the name of the agency as soon as possible."

The satisfied Hanyu Hideki would naturally not really tell the little fairy nothing.

Just now in the last stage in the car, he reminded the little fairy that Cloud Satellite TV will launch a new variety show "Band's Heaven" after the New Year this year, and asked him to sign up on time.

The little fairy took Hanyu Hideki's arm and asked in a tender voice, "Teacher, but I don't know anything about band."

Hanyu Hideki explained, "You don't need to understand. The program will have a complete scoring and competition process, which is similar to the original Star Birth, except that the final signing stage is a two-way choice between the band and the agency."

"Ah! In that case, how could there be any band willing to join my small agency?" The little goblin looked worried.

"You don't have to worry about this at all. Do you know how many paying users of Cloud Satellite TV there are now?" Hideki Hanyu suddenly asked this seemingly irrelevant question.

The goblin shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Although she often went to Yunshang Satellite TV to participate in programs, as a guest, how could she care about the development of Yunshang Satellite TV?

"It will soon be five million households. According to the survey data, the actual number of viewers is basically over 18 million. This is not the audience group of free TV stations, but the audience group with the strongest consumption power in Japan.

If a program launched by a TV station with such an audience becomes successful and popular, do you think Suho-san will miss it?
By then, you will not represent your small firm, but the entire Burning Department, so you don’t need to worry at all. If anyone needs to worry, it will be others who are worried about you.”

After Hanyu Hideki finished explaining, the little fairy suddenly showed a look of enlightenment. But then she sighed, "Has Cloud Satellite TV almost got five million paying users? I remember the last time I heard someone say it, it seemed to be only more than three million."

"The growth rate of paying users this year is indeed very fast. It is probably because the program production is becoming more and more mature, and the basic service has been basically laid out, making it easier to promote. And this number does not include overseas users."

When it comes to cloud satellite TV, Hideki Hanyu was actually quite surprised.

You should know that when Neon launched its largest streaming platform U-NEXT in 2007, the number of paying users was only this high.

Even in the future, in order to fight against the invasion of overseas streaming platforms, the free streaming platforms launched by several major TV stations in Japan, either in cooperation or individually, may not necessarily be better than the current cloud satellite TV in terms of actual number of viewers.

It can only be said that cloud satellite TV was born at the best time.

The booming neon economy has given birth to such a terrifying pay-TV platform.

Of course, the help of time traveler Hideki Hanyu and the strong capital and content support of Yunshang are also important reasons for the success.

After all, Yunshang Satellite TV is not the first paid satellite TV station in Japan.

This was attempted as early as 1984.

But they either only broadcast cartoons or focus on immature content, and none of them has formed a formal service system covering Japan.

But Cloud Satellite TV is different. It is an absolutely standardized comprehensive television station.

A novel TV news model, powerful variety show production capabilities, super-high-quality TV series production, and various exclusive sports events...

The most important thing is that there are a large number of service outlets covering the whole of Neon, making it extremely convenient for users to handle business. The professional image shows at first glance that it is not a makeshift team that will run away, which allows users to handle paid services with confidence.

What's more, Yunshang Satellite TV can also rely on its relationship with Hideki Hanyu to cooperate with Elf Entertainment and make efforts in the fields of electronic games and ACG culture, giving Yunshang Satellite TV advantages that other TV stations do not have.

Looking at all these things, as cloud satellite TV stations become more and more mature, it seems that the rapid growth of users is not surprising.

Of course, hidden behind all this is the massive investment in cloud satellite TV.

In recent years, the huge user payment profits of cloud satellite TV, plus the additional paid content income, have not been enough to invest tens of billions of yen in the development of the TV station every year.

Yunshang Entertainment’s parent company must also make a separate capital injection.

Especially with the opening of overseas channels of Yunshang Satellite TV, this situation of deficit has become more serious.

This serious financial unhealthy situation also led to the delay of the originally planned listing of Cloud Satellite TV.

It seems that the bubble bonus period is about to end, but the application for listing has not been approved yet.

But in the short term, it's all worth it.

Hideki Hanyu's goal is to maximize the expansion of the audience base of Cloud Satellite TV and consolidate its position in the industry before the golden age of television arrives in the 1990s.

The effect of burning money is also very significant.

After the success of Cloud Satellite TV, there were competitors who wanted to enter the industry to challenge it. Even NHK and the five major commercial TV stations have personally entered the field.

However, facing the first-mover advantage of Cloud Satellite TV, the results they achieved were very limited.

After all, the way pay TV stations compete for users is different from the way free wireless TV stations compete for users.

The user's usage inertia and the troublesome and expensive replacement costs are there.

If the new pay TV station is not good enough to crush the cloud satellite TV station, it will be very difficult to get users to switch.

But it is not so easy to crush cloud satellite TV.

At least in the next few decades when Hideki Hanyu's time-travel benefits are not used, there is no need to even think about it.

In the next stage, Hideki Hanyu's plan for Cloud Satellite TV is to go public before the bubble bursts, and then use the funds to launch its own satellite to upgrade and provide users with better viewing services.

That is to take time out to organize the screenwriter department of Yunyinghua to come up with the outlines of future hit TV series and other conceivable variety show texts.

Since it's a life-and-death competition, we can't be polite and must bring out all the advantages of time travelers.

I didn’t do it before simply because the timing wasn’t right.

Before the basic service outlets are completed and the user scale has not reached a certain level, even if he creates more classic dramas and programs, the improvement to the TV station will be limited.

But now, the time has come.

Because of the mention of "Band's Heaven" with Xiao Yaojing, Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but sigh about the development of Cloud Satellite TV Station.

Although this TV station still has many shortcomings and encountered many problems during its operation, its profitability is not satisfactory to the senior management of Yunshang Group.

But overall, Cloud Satellite TV has become the most powerful "weapon" in his hands in Neon.

After all, for a time traveler, he knows very well what the influence of public opinion represents.

As long as this TV station continues to develop smoothly and expand in Japan and overseas, it will be of great help to his future plans.

However, although Hanyu Hideki had a lot of thoughts in his mind, in reality it was only a moment.

Ding--

The elevator chime rang, and they had already arrived at the Wanshishi room from the garage.

As he stepped out of the elevator, he looked at the little fairy who was holding his arm while telling Machiko what to eat for lunch.

Hanyu Hideki rubbed the other person's head and asked, "Don't you have any plans today?"

Unexpectedly, when the little goblin heard this, he immediately laughed like a little fox.

"Did the teacher make an appointment with another girl? If someone comes later, it's okay. I won't mind. If she doesn't want to, I can still..."

Before the little fairy could finish her words, she was hit on the head by Hanyu Hideki.

"You're talking nonsense again!"

After being hit by Hanyu Hideki, the little goblin was not angry at all. Instead, he jumped away happily with his hands behind his back.

He hummed, "Looks like I'm alone now. I'm going to go play with Nakolulu."

Looking at the little elf who is obviously not young anymore but whose personality has not changed much, Hanyu Hideki smiled and shook his head.

But he originally wanted to follow the little fairy to see Nakolulu.

But at this moment, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

Machiko picked up the phone and listened, then said "wait a moment" in English.

He turned around and said to Hanyu Hideki, "Sir, this is a call from America, from Yunshang Pictures, claiming to be Mr. Horn."

"I'll pick it up."

Hanyu Hideki agreed and walked over to answer the phone.

Mr. Horn of Cloud Pictures must be Alan Horn, the new CEO of Cloud Pictures.

Calculating the time, it should be midnight on the other end. Calling him so urgently must be about something important.

"Mr. Horn, it's me."

Just as Hanyu Hideki said a few words, he heard Alan Horn's somewhat excited voice coming from the receiver.

"The box office for Die Hard's first weekend has just been tallied up, $6.05 million in North America."

"It feels pretty average." Hanyu Hideki's tone was relatively calm.

In his previous life, he was used to seeing blockbusters that earned over 100 million yuan in the first weekend, so it was hard for him to get excited about the first weekend results of a few million.

"It's not that the box office is average, it's that Mr. Hanyu's standards are too high. The previous Working Girl had a total North American box office of 72 million, but only earned a little over 4 million in the first three days of the weekend.

Besides, although our movie is an action movie, the leading actor Bruce Willis has no influence in the field of action movies, and the style of the film is also different from the current action movies. It is already very good to have such an opening performance.

Moreover, the film received good reviews from the media and audiences after its release, indicating that our film was very innovative. CinemaScore even gave it an A- in its post-screening survey.

According to Hollywood media predictions, if nothing unexpected happens later, the film’s total North American box office will not be less than $75 million.”

After listening to Alan Horn's words, Hideki Hanyu also knew that this movie would be as successful as in the original history.

In its previous life, the total North American box office of this movie was 85 million US dollars.

The global box office total reached 143 million US dollars.

Hanyu Hideki said, "It looks like Cloud Pictures is going to be successful again. You've done a great job, Mr. Horn."

"Sir, you should say this to Director Webber. After all, he is in charge of the production and release of this film. I am just lucky to have encountered this good thing right after taking office."

Alan Horn did not take credit for himself, which made Hideki Hanyu feel that he did not choose the wrong person.

So he smiled and said, "Of course I will call him personally to congratulate him, but it's already very late. I understand that Mr. Horn is worried about the box office, but you also have to take care of your health. Yunshang Pictures will still need you in the future."

When Hideki Hanyu said such caring words, even though Alan Horn was no longer a rookie in the workplace, he couldn't help but feel a little touched.

"Thank you for your concern, sir. I will go home and rest now."

When Alan Horn said this, he seemed to remember something and quickly said to Hanyu Hideki.

"I went to Burbank to help Cloud Pictures investigate office locations as instructed by you, sir. We have booked a few good places for now. When you come to America, we can go take a look together."

"There's no rush for this. I have a lot of things to deal with in Neon recently. I will go to Los Angeles as soon as I finish them."

"Okay, bye then."

"Goodbye."

Hideki Hanyu hung up the phone and turned around to see the little fairy holding Nakorolu standing next to him.

Before Hanyu Hideki could say anything, the little female cat jumped out of the little fairy's arms and jumped towards Hanyu Hideki.

Hideki Hanyu reached out and hugged Nakorolu.

The next moment, the little female cat raised her head and began to rub Hanyu Hideki's chin continuously. They looked so intimate.

"Humph! I just fed her some dried fish, but she ignored me when she saw the teacher."

The little elf, who was staggered by Nakolulu's leap, stared at the little female cat and complained with dissatisfaction.

"Haha, I'm her master, she doesn't like me liking anyone."

As the scumbag spoke, he carried Nakolulu towards the cloakroom.

The little fairy who followed behind asked curiously, "Who was the teacher talking to in English just now?"

"The CEO of Yunshang Entertainment's film company in America called me to tell me that we had just released a new movie and it did quite well at the box office."

Hideki Hanyu had no intention of hiding anything about Yunshang Pictures.

"Is the box office great?" the little goblin continued to ask.

"Why do you have so many questions?"

Hanyu Hideki said this, and while sitting on the sofa in the living room, he placed Nakolu next to him.

But facing the little goblin's curious eyes, he finally answered, "6.05 million US dollars in the first weekend, the total box office in North America should be over 80 million."

"So high!" exclaimed the goblin.

Although she is a Japanese artist, Little Fairy also has some understanding of the box office market in America.

In particular, the previous "Working Girl" produced by Yunshang Pictures had a total box office of more than 70 million in North America, setting a new history for Japanese film companies in the United States, but it was reported by the Japanese media for a long time.

It seems that only a few months have passed, and Yunshang Pictures is likely to set a new record again.

Thinking that the Cloud Pictures founded by Hanyu Hideki in America was so powerful, the little fairy couldn't help but feel envious. She immediately took the initiative to sit in Hanyu Hideki's arms, put her arms around the scumbag's neck, and asked in a voice that was so sweet that it was sickening.

"Teacher~~~Can you take me to America to develop?"

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki was about to deal with the whimsical little goblin, but at this time Machiko came over and reported to him in a low voice.

"Sir, Miss Sawaguchi Yasuko and Miss Kamachi Sachiko are here to visit."

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he looked at the little fairy in his arms and his face suddenly changed.

Perhaps it was the woman's sixth sense that gave her a warning.

Seeing this, the little fairy immediately guessed something and asked Hanyu Hideki in a coquettish manner, "Teacher, I heard Miss Machiko say that a guest has arrived. Is it a female guest?"

How could the scumbag be stumped by such a small question? He answered truthfully without changing his expression, "Yes, it's a female guest."

Then he immediately emphasized.

"But it's not one, it's two."

(End of this chapter)