Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 647 TSMC's Enthusiasm
"Another death?"

This was Hideki Hanyu’s first reaction.

Hideki Hanyu was somewhat surprised by this.

In fact, he was mentally prepared for many of the women around him to become pregnant at any time. Zhang Li in Hong Kong had always had some ideas.

The American star has her eyes on his "property", so she works hard every time she goes there.

Although Zhou Huimin had some too, after all, this girl used to use safety measures, but she has been playing more unrestrained in recent times.

It’s just that there was no news of the other party being pregnant in the previous life, which left too deep an impression on him.

For reasons such as for small animals, to balance career and family, for children's privacy, personal beliefs, etc.

There were so many impressions in my mind that I got pregnant as soon as I got to him.

It would be impossible for Hideki Hanyu to say that he was not surprised.

But there is still a question, why didn't the girl tell him.

The scumbag did not ask Zhou's mother about this question, but went straight to the bedroom on the second floor.

When he pushed open the door, he saw Zhou Huimin leaning on the bed in the dim room with the curtains drawn, reading a book by the bedside lamp.

The girl seemed to be in good condition, and her face did not show the pessimism that Hanyu Hideki had imagined.

"You are short-sighted to begin with, and you are reading with such a dim light. I don't want your eyes anymore."

Hanyu Hideki's words brought Zhou Huimin, who was concentrating on reading, back to her senses.

Seeing that it was Hideki Hanyu who came, the girl immediately sat up with a look of surprise on her face and threw herself directly into the arms of the scumbag.

Hanyu Hideki asked softly, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"In fact, I noticed it at the beginning of the month, but I didn't dare to confirm it. Later, when I confirmed it, I was a little afraid to face it. I always felt that after this incident, my life, career and relationship with you would become very bad."

The little beauty spoke slowly and clearly had a lot on her mind.

"There's nothing to worry about. Although there are many things I can't give you, I won't shirk my responsibilities."

After the scumbag finished his words of comfort, he raised the flowers and gifts in his hand and asked, "Don't you like the gift I chose for you?"

"I like it, but I like it best when you're here."

The little beauty raised her head and looked at the scumbag's handsome face with love.

"Then don't you have any other requests?" asked Hideki Hanyu.

"Can you hold a wedding for me? Even if it's just for us, I want to wear a wedding dress and be your woman."

After Zhou Huimin finished speaking, Hanyu Hideki agreed without thinking, "Of course, and it doesn't have to be just the two of us. You can call your family and friends when the time comes. You don't have to worry about anything. Just leave everything to me to prepare."

It's just a wedding, a ceremony, not a public marriage. This kind of thing does not cause any psychological burden to the scumbag.

As long as his women are willing, there is no problem with each of them going through the process.

"Really? When?" Zhou Huimin was originally just trying to get pregnant, but she didn't expect that Hanyu Hideki would actually agree.

"I really want to hold it tomorrow, but it's definitely too late to prepare in such a short time. Besides, you have to book the venue and choose the wedding dress, which all take time to prepare.

Wait a minute..."

Having said that, Hanyu Hideki went out and called up Chiba Kaoru who was downstairs.

"What's the matter, Mr. Hanyu?" asked Chiba Kaoru.

Hanyu Hideki said, "I'll arrange for someone to investigate. I remember that there are some old churches built in the colonial era on the tourist islands of Thailand and Vietnam. I'll find one that is well maintained and has a good environment and is suitable for holding a wedding.

Then I will find a service company to help me decorate the wedding venue. If there is no local company, I will hire one from somewhere else. I will use it at the earliest after I finish my inspection in Vietnam in a week. "

"Yes, Hanyu-sensei."

"Please help me see if there are any good wedding dress designers in Hong Kong. You can contact Zhang Xiaohui from Yunshang Magazine and arrange a meeting between her and Vivian."

"Yes……"

After Qianye Xun agreed to everything, Hanyu Hideki looked at Zhou Huimin and said, "After communicating with the designer, I will arrange for someone to help you expedite the wedding dress. I guarantee that you will be the most beautiful by then."

Zhou Huimin was deeply moved by Hanyu Hideki's unhesitating agreement and his swift and decisive arrangements.

Regardless of the fact that Chiba Kaoru had not left yet, she held on to Hanyu Hideki and refused to let go. She raised her head and wanted to express her feelings with a kiss.

Fortunately, at this time Marco from downstairs suddenly came up to remind, "Boss, Mr. Cheng Long is here."

Upon hearing this, the scumbag immediately grabbed Zhou Huimin with both hands and said, "I have an appointment with a friend at your place today. You go upstairs to rest first, and I will come up to accompany you later."

"Well, I'll wait for you."

Zhou Huimin didn't dare to interfere with the scumbag's business, so she agreed obediently.

After comforting Zhou Huimin, Hanyu Hideki took Chiba Kaoru and Marco and walked downstairs.

On the way, Qianye Xun reminded, "Teacher Hanyu, the itinerary arranged by the assistant office is all planned. If you need to insert other things in the middle, it may affect your time to return to Neon. After all, you have to attend Mr. Hanyu Hidetoshi's engagement ceremony on July 2nd."

"Don't worry, I won't forget this," said Hideki Hanyu.

As they were talking, they had already arrived downstairs and saw Cheng Long sitting in the living room.

Hanyu Hideki had just greeted Cheng Long enthusiastically, but then he heard the voice from the door saying that Pan Disheng had arrived.

The other party came alone this time and did not bring his wife Yang Ziqiong.

Hanyu Hideki greeted Pan Disheng again and said apologetically, "Mr. Pan, I'm very sorry about the last wedding. I was really too busy and couldn't get away."

"Mr. Hanyu, you are so polite. I have received your kindness. I also know the situation during that time. Many people from Hong Kong went to Japan to buy properties. I heard that it has only been less than a month and many people have already made money."

Pan Disheng said with envy.

"Really? Actually, I haven't paid much attention to the real estate market in Neon recently. If Mr. Pan is interested, I still have a few good properties on hand."

Hanyu Hideki said this not to trick Pan Disheng.

Now the real estate he owns is being cashed out continuously, and the ones still left in his hands are not the worthless ones that no one wants, but the most valuable ones.

The value of these high-quality properties remained very strong even when the Japanese real estate bubble collapsed.

As a partner, Hideki Hanyu doesn't mind giving Pan Disheng some benefits.

However, Pan Disheng waved his hand and said, "I am only interested in retail, not real estate."

Hanyu Hideki said with some surprise, "Nowadays everyone is trying every way to make money, but it's rare to find a businessman as focused as Mr. Pan."

"Haha, I just know myself well and won't do things I'm not good at."

After Pan Disheng finished speaking, he looked around and asked, "Is this Miss Zhou's house? Miss Zhou is not at home? Michelle (Yang Ziqiong) asked me to bring a gift to Miss Zhou today because she knew she would meet Mr. Hanyu here."

As soon as Pan Disheng said this, before Hanyu Hideki could answer, Uncle Long spoke first.

"I know about this. There's a guy next to me who's a fan of Miss Zhou. He's been saying recently that Miss Zhou is taking a break due to illness. Hanyu, is Miss Zhou okay?"

In response to Uncle Long's concern, Hanyu Hideki said openly, "She is fine, and she is not sick, but pregnant."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Cheng Long immediately gave Hanyu Hideki a thumbs up.

After all, Cheng Long knew that Hideki Hanyu already had two daughters, and now they were about to have a third child.

Although he prides himself on being a romantic, he can't even catch up with Hideki Hanyu when it comes to women.

However, comparing her appearance and net worth, it seems that it will be difficult for him to catch up.

Compared to Cheng Long, Pan Disheng's reaction was much more normal. He just said congratulations. At the same time, because Hanyu Hideki told him the news, he felt that Hanyu Hideki treated him as his own.

After the initial pleasantries among the three, the meeting quickly got down to business.

As expected, Pan Disheng came for cooperation. Seeing that Ai Yi International's acquisition was in full swing, Pan Disheng was tempted and wanted to take action himself.

However, compared with the wealthy Ayi International, Disheng Group lacks the financial resources for acquisitions, so it wants to join forces with Ayi International to make the acquisition.

For example, a department store in Europe, a gold shop in Hong Kong, a Swiss watch brand, etc.

Hanyu Hideki expressed great interest in Pan Disheng's idea of ​​cooperation, but still hoped that Pan Disheng could come up with a specific plan and submit it to the strategic development decision-making department of AI International.

After all, unless it is absolutely necessary, Hideki Hanyu does not want to interfere with the normal operation of AIYI International.

After talking about Pan Disheng’s matter, Uncle Long’s side is much more complicated.

After the tax season ended this year, Elf Entertainment and Elf Communication settled the first batch of profits to Cheng Long, which was approximately HK$23 million.

This number gave Cheng Long a great shock.

He never thought that he could earn so much money simply by using his own image.

Even the most expensive endorsement deals in the past didn’t bring in that much money.

Even last year, when I was busy and working hard to make the movie, the profit I got in the end was not that much.

With real money in front of him, Cheng Long also made up his mind to accept Hanyu Hideki's proposal to professionally promote and operate his personal image to create higher profits.

"Aaron, it's great that you can think it through, but your situation is more complicated. The film contract and the agency contract are signed in different places, so you must consider their opinions in this regard."

After Hanyu Hideki made this suggestion, Cheng Long immediately frowned and asked, "I promote myself and use my own image to make money, why should I consider them?"

Hanyu Hideki explained, "The creation of a personal image is a comprehensive process. It not only depends on you and my company, but also requires the cooperation of the film industry and the assistance of the agent."

"Then what should I do specifically?" Cheng Long asked.

"My suggestion is that we jointly set up a personal studio of your own to run this business, and then we can let Golden Harvest and your agent join in."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki made this suggestion, Cheng Long immediately shook his head like a rattle.

Hideki Hanyu himself is a super-rich man with media power all over the world. He has even made some achievements in Hollywood, which can bring him considerable profits, so Cheng Long feels that cooperating with Hideki Hanyu is a win-win situation.

But what Jiahe signed was just a film contract, and the agent was just someone who served him. Why should he get a share of the profits from his personal image?

So he said directly, "Of course the studio must be established, but Golden Harvest and an agent are not necessary. Just leave this matter to me."

Seeing Cheng Long patting his chest with confidence, Hanyu Hideki didn't say anything. After all, that was other people's business and had nothing to do with him.

After finishing the meeting with Cheng Long and Pan Disheng that night, Hanyu Hideki naturally spent the whole night with Zhou Huimin.

A woman who has just become pregnant will inevitably talk about the future and her dreams of having children. A scumbag will try to coax her if possible, and if that doesn't work, he will just say some sweet words to deal with her.

Anyway, a pregnant woman can't do anything. If he only relies on his tongue, he will never be satisfied with his strong energy. So instead of being hung in the air, it is better to do nothing.

……

After a night's rest, the next day came.

On the 22nd, after completing the last two inspection targets in Hong Kong, Hanyu Hideki went to No. 6 Baijianshi Road to stay with Zhou Huimin until the afternoon.

Then he went to No. 31 Baijia Road to receive the invited guests.

In the evening, in the mansion, Hideki Hanyu welcomed and saw off guests. All the guests were Hong Kong's top celebrities, wealthy and powerful people, from big businessmen to senior officials, making Hideki Hanyu's home very lively.

After all, as a world-famous and powerful super rich man, or a super rich man with huge influence on public opinion and who can help everyone make money, it is naturally impossible for ordinary people to be invited.

In this way, the last night of Hideki Hanyu's trip to Hong Kong ended in a happy atmosphere.

……

The next day.

Accompanied by Zhou Huimin, Hanyu Hideki went to Kai Tak International Airport. "Dear, I will come to you when I am ready."

Inside the Bentley Mulsanne, Vivian Chow said to Hideki Hanyu with anticipation on her face.

"Okay, you arrange the people who need to go in advance, and I'll arrange a private plane to pick them up."

After giving the instructions, Hanyu Hideki reminded, "The designer that Zhang Xiaohui contacted will come to you today. I know girls like to be beautiful, but your situation is different now. Don't be too tired when trying on wedding dresses."

"Yeah, I know, my dear, you are so good to me." Zhou Huimin buried her head in Hanyu Hideki's arms with a happy face.

Just like that, the two of them walked all the way to the airport.

After getting off the car, Hideki Hanyu just told the driver to send Zhou Huimin back, but when he turned around, he saw Cheng Long with a "silly smile" on his face.

"Aaron, you didn't say you would come to see me off the day before yesterday." Hanyu Hideki greeted.

"Since I know you and we are friends, I should come and see you off." Cheng Long said happily.

"Have Aaron, Boss Zou, and the agent discussed what we talked about the day before yesterday?" asked Hideki Hanyu.

Cheng Long shook his head helplessly and said, "No, Boss Zou just said that since we already have Weihe Company, why bother to set up a new company. My agent Mr. Chen had a big argument with me and said that I was bewitched by others and wanted to be independent."

At this point, Cheng Long looked at Hanyu Hideki and said, "I don't know what to do now."

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said, "The most difficult things in this world to calculate are human relationships and interests. You can only solve your problems yourself. I really can't do anything for you."

In fact, if Cheng Long waits another two years, the problems he is worrying about now will be reduced by half.

Today, Weihe, a subsidiary founded by Cheng Long of Jiahe Investment, seems to be in the limelight, but it will soon go downhill.

Historically, the 1990 film "Stage Sisters" directed by Wu Ma and produced by Jackie Chan, its box office failure was just the beginning.

"Project Condor", which was produced across Asia, Africa and Europe, cost more than 15 million US dollars to shoot, but after its release, it only took in a global box office of 33 million US dollars.

The market's aesthetic fatigue with action movies, as well as the ever-increasing and difficult-to-recover production costs, eventually forced Jackie Chan to leave Viagra and begin seeking development in Hollywood.

As for the other half of the trouble coming from the agent, Hanyu Hideki felt that it was definitely not a problem for Cheng Long. It was nothing more than an uneven distribution of benefits, which led to their early breakup.

But no matter what he does, these suggestions that may involve a fallout with old friends are not what Hideki Hanyu should make.

In this way, Hideki Hanyu boarded the plane to Taiwan with Cheng Long's farewell and began his next inspection trip to Taiwan.

……

Bay Bay.

On Hideki Hanyu's first day in Taiwan, the itinerary prepared by his assistant's office really gave him a boost of intensity.

In fact, the number of targets he had to visit during his three-day inspection in Taiwan was actually less than that in Hong Kong, if only Elf Entertainment was considered.

But having fewer goals doesn't mean he can relax.

Because Taiwan is much larger than Hong Kong.

Investments in Hong Kong are mostly concentrated in the Kowloon area, and it doesn’t take long to travel back and forth by car.

However, as for the targets he wants to inspect in Taiwan, even if we remove the foundries and supply partners in the supply chain of Elf Entertainment, he will only inspect the companies that Elf Entertainment has directly invested in or has a stake in, plus TSMC, which he hopes to invest in as an angel investor.

In three days, he traveled to four cities: Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, and Keelung.

He flew to Taiwan today and landed at the Shuinan Airport in Taichung. In the morning, he inspected the manufacturing plant he had invested in locally, and then headed straight to Hsinchu.

He even had lunch on the way.

The main purpose of coming to Hsinchu is, of course, TSMC in the Hsinchu Science Park.

Although it was hard for Hideki Hanyu to travel, TSMC's president Morris Chang had an even harder time waiting.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, when Zhang Zhong saw Hanyu Hideki in the Hsinchu Science Park, Hanyu Hideki was a little uncomfortable with the enthusiastic attitude.

However, Hideki Hanyu could understand why the other party did this.

After all, in another time and space, when TSMC was first established, it could be described as "everything is difficult at the beginning."

The newly established TSMC lacked orders and its technological level was not as advanced as later generations. It could not attract customers and could be described as struggling to survive and trying hard to maintain itself.

The most crucial thing is that the late 1980s was a period of overall downturn in the world's semiconductor industry.

Don’t be fooled by the booming electronic game industry during this period. However, joining this industry is not something that a new OEM company can do.

After all, in order to maximize profits, suppliers in this era basically have their own production plants.

Even in the time and space where Hideki Hanyu is now, TSMC has Hideki Hanyu as a shareholder and a small number of orders from Divine Vision, but life is still very difficult.

After all, Shenling Vision also has its own foundry partners in America. Considering many factors, it is impossible to give all orders to TSMC at once.

Another very important point is that before TSMC was trained by Intel, its technological level could not reach the level of later generations.

Lao Huang attaches great importance to Shenling Vision, but he will not ignore the quality of the product just because of a few words from the investor Hideki Hanyu.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhongmou received Hanyu Hideki so warmly today.

Firstly, it was because Hideki Hanyu’s divine vision gave him the order, and secondly, he wanted more orders.

After all, the semiconductor industry around the world is sluggish, and only the electronic game industry is thriving, and Elf Entertainment is the absolute overlord of the electronic game industry.

As long as Elf Entertainment opens its mouth, there will definitely be partners willing to give face and allocate some orders to TSMC.

Of course, there is another point, that is, Zhang Zhongmou wanted to invite his old friend Andy Grove, who was an executive at Intel, to come to TSMC for certification and then get Intel's orders.

A lot of questions will inevitably be raised at that time, and improving these problems will require real money.

The funds raised when TSMC was first established have almost been spent on infrastructure construction. It is certainly not easy to ask the board of directors to add more funds now.

He had just leaked some information at the board meeting, and immediately encountered opposition from many directors, including Taiwan's plastics tycoon Wang Yongqing.

Therefore, Zhang Zhongmou wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of Hideki Hanyu's visit to Taiwan to win the support of Hideki Hanyu, the major shareholder, and ultimately forcefully promote the international standard reform of TSMC.

After all, the situation in Taiwan today is different from before.

The top-level changes have brought Hideki Hanyu an untold advantage.

Because of his strength and influence in Neon, Hideki Hanyu is highly respected by the upper echelons here. His words are even more useful than those of Philips, which holds the largest stake.

There are even many times when Hideki Hanyu asks the Cloud Satellite TV Station to praise this place in Japan, and the news here will even be reported as the standard for a long time.

You should know that when Hideki Hanyu's plane landed in the morning, the official personnel who came to greet him lined up in two lines at the airport.

In short, some things cannot be said in detail, otherwise the river crab god will come.

I can only say that capital tycoons and media tycoons are so terrifying!
Zhang Zhong was of course very clear about all this, so when he accompanied Hanyu Hideki on the inspection in the afternoon, he complained and acted pitifully.

Hideki Hanyu was really overwhelmed by being treated like this by such an old man who is almost 60 years old.

Although he did not agree to anything about the order and fund recovery, he still agreed to accompany Zhang Zhong to meet some people and help with the fund recovery matter.

Of course, Hanyu Hideki has his own considerations for doing this.

Then after finishing the inspection in the afternoon, he returned to Taipei with Zhang Zhong and attended a dinner party organized by the other party.

There were official personnel and some TSMC investors at the dinner.

Well, for Zhang Zhong, this dinner ended in a bad mood, but for Hanyu Hideki, this dinner was not in vain.

At the beginning, everyone naturally welcomed Hideki Hanyu.

But when Zhang Zhongmou proposed that he wanted to take Intel's orders and might have to pursue funding, Wang Yongqing, who had been forced to invest in TSMC and was now very dissatisfied with TSMC's performance, could no longer tolerate it.

He spoke directly to Zhang Zhong in a sarcastic tone.

"Brother Zhang, I admire you for asking Mr. Hanyu for support, but I, Wang Yongqing, am a small business owner with limited funds. If you really want money, just ask Mr. Hanyu to buy my shares. Mr. Hanyu supports you anyway."

As soon as Wang Yongqing made this statement, other investors who, like Wang Yongqing, had been forced to pay money in the beginning and were also dissatisfied with TSMC's operating conditions, began to echo and clamor.

"They forced us to invest in the first place. It's good enough that I don't withdraw my investment, but you still want to raise more money?"

"That's right. Now the world has changed. No one can force us anymore."

"I didn't make a penny. The business is like a pile of shit. I don't have money, and I have my life!"

"I think what Brother Wang said is right. If President Zhang is capable, he can ask Mr. Hanyu to buy all our shares. Anyway, the combined net worth of all of us is not as high as Mr. Hanyu. President Zhang should beg from rich people."

……

As everyone talked at once, Zhang Zhong's face instantly became embarrassed.

At such an old age, he swallowed his pride and asked Hanyu Hideki to be his lobbyist, but ended up encountering this situation.

These people were talking about him on the surface, but their words were implicitly referring to Hanyu Hideki, which made him look at Hanyu Hideki with some apology.

It just so happened that Hanyu Hideki also looked at Zhang Zhongmou, and immediately made a face as if nothing was wrong to the old man. Then he stood up and spoke in standard Mandarin.

"Since you think so highly of me, let's make it a deal. I will take over the TSMC shares you hold. I will take as many as you have. I believe that with my financial resources, you will not think I am bragging."

When Hanyu Hideki said this, those who were discussing it just now were suddenly dumbfounded.

They were just talking casually and never thought that Hideki Hanyu would really take over.

After all, looking at the overall environment of the semiconductor industry and TSMC's half-dead operating conditions, they really didn't expect that anyone would be willing to take over.

After realizing what was happening, several investors looked at each other and began to make calculations among themselves.

Everyone was forced to invest in the first place, and now that TSMC's development is not going well, it would be best if someone is willing to accept it. After all, if TSMC's development still does not improve in the future, the investment will be wasted.

However, despite thinking this way, out of business instinct, some people feel that they will not be willing to invest so much money in a year without making some profit.
So someone quickly responded, "Mr. Hanyu is the tenth richest man in the world, we naturally have no doubt about it, but everyone has worked so hard to invest for so long, and they should have some return."

Hideki Hanyu never thought that these people would sell their shares immediately after he said that. After all, in another time and space, many investors waited until TSMC went public before cashing out.

So he immediately frowned deliberately and asked, "Please speak up if you have any ideas."

The person who initially asked the question discussed with the others around him, then stretched out two fingers, crossed them in front of him, and made a number of ten, saying, "Increase the price by 10 percent."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki felt that compared with TSMC's stock price in the future, this price was still a bargain.

But on the surface, he showed a ridiculous smile and said, "Sorry, I thought you were joking."

"As the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you should pay back on the spot. If Mr. Hanyu doesn't agree, how about you tell me something we can agree to?" The person on the other side became a little anxious and hurriedly advised Hanyu Hideki.

After all, some people nearby are already making dissatisfied glances. It's not easy to find someone willing to take over the mess TSMC has dumped on them, and they won't be willing to be scared away.

It's good to make money, but it's okay to sell it at the original price if you can't.

However, the opponent was anxious, but Hideki Hanyu was not.

He looked at the dining room, then said slowly, "Everyone, this is not the place to discuss business today. How about we talk about it another day?"

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki was about to run away, the businessman who was speaking on behalf of him hurriedly advised, "Mr. Hanyu, don't postpone it to another day. How about tomorrow? Let's make an appointment to talk tomorrow?"

Hanyu Hideki pretended to hesitate after hearing this, and finally nodded after thinking for a long time, "Since I have already said it, I don't want to disappoint you. I will entertain you at home tomorrow, and we can talk about the specific price then."

The businessman quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Hanyu is so generous!"

"It's mainly because of my friends' face. My assistant will tell you the detailed address later. Anyone who is interested can come and have a chat."

Having said that, the banquet has come to an end.

Hideki Hanyu's first day in Taiwan has also come to an end.

(End of this chapter)