Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 695 News from Hollywood
Moon Lake Estate, San Jose.

October 26th.

As soon as Hideki Hanyu got up in the morning, he received a call from Hong Kong.

The person who called was Guan Zhilin.

This woman made a contribution in the last Asia Cinema incident. After the scumbag took advantage of her, he not only gave her a luxury house in Kowloon Tong, but also promoted her in Asia Cinema.

Today, Guan Zhilin’s official title is Vice President and Public Relations Director of Asia Cinemas.

It manages two departments, a public relations department and a public monitoring department.

As for the cinema's scheduling department, Guan Zhilin said that she was not good at it, so she gave up on her own initiative.

Now it seems that after winning back the favor of Hanyu Hideki, this woman has achieved great success in both money and career, and is now a well-known and powerful figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

However, Guan Zhilin called Hanyu Hideki today not for the Asian Cinemas, but someone wanted to convey some words to Hanyu Hideki through her.

After listening to Guan Zhilin's words, Hanyu Hideki pondered for a moment and replied.

"Please answer them for me. Yulang International is now an important partner of Jingling Entertainment. I will not sell its shares. At the same time, I don't want others to have any intentions towards Yulang International."

Hideki Hanyu's words were already very polite.

After all, the people who asked Guan Zhilin to convey the message to him this time were Paramount and Sing Tao Group, which had previously wanted to acquire Yulang International.

As for these two companies themselves, Hanyu Hideki has nothing to worry about, as they are far from his own strength.

However, the people behind these two companies will still have considerable power in the future, and Hideki Hanyu does not want to fall out with them because of Yulang International.

Of course, although polite, the implied warning in the last sentence is also very serious.

You have given him face, but if he still intends to force his way through, don't blame him for being rude.

After all, in Hideki Hanyu's view at this time, Yulang International is already in his pocket, a meal on the plate. Anyone who dares to snatch it from him would be declaring war on him.

"Okay, I understand. I will tell them the truth."

After Guan Zhilin finished talking about the business, he changed his tone and asked Hanyu Hideki in a coquettish tone, "Darling, I heard that you just bought a yacht at the yacht club."

As soon as Miss Guan said this, Hideki Hanyu knew what the other party was planning.

He said directly, "If you want to use me, go to the yacht club and tell me my name. I will ask my assistant to add you to the list."

"Darling is so nice, I miss you, Darling you..."

Having received the benefit, Lady Guan immediately started speaking sweet words to her.

The scumbag wanted to respond casually, but at this moment, Zhou Huimin, with a bulging belly, walked to the study door, knocked on the door, and then told him with her mouth that breakfast was ready.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki could only say to Guan Meiren on the other side, "You should rest early. I have something else to do here. Let's talk next time."

After hanging up the phone, Hanyu Hideki stepped forward and supported Zhou Huimin.

Six months of pregnancy makes the other person look like a different person.

Her figure has become noticeably fuller, with a more mature charm.

Although the belly is obvious, the whole person does not look bloated.

After Hanyu Hideki supported Zhou Huimin, the other party immediately asked in a gentle voice.

"Honey, am I interrupting you from talking about business?"

Ever since the scumbag went through the formalities of getting married with Vivian Chow in Thailand last time, women's way of calling him scumbag has changed.

Hanyu Hideki helped Zhou Huimin to take the elevator while explaining, "No, we had already finished the discussion. You came at the right time."

After saying that, he did not forget to remind her, "Let the maid remind me next time. What you need to do now is to have a good rest."

Zhou Huimin put her arm around Hanyu Hideki's arm and said, "But the doctor said that I can move around properly now and can't stay still all the time. Besides, there are elevators up and down the stairs here, so I don't have to walk."

Although she said this, Zhou Huimin still felt very sweet in her heart about Hanyu Hideki's concern for her.

As they were talking, the two of them had already stepped into the elevator.

Zhou Huimin asked again, "Do you still have work to do today?"

"Of course not. I came to Moon Lake Manor to take care of you, so I will definitely stay with you wholeheartedly." Hanyu Hideki said as a matter of course.

Naturally, his words made Zhou Huimin's eyes full of happiness, and she could hardly hide her joy.

However, although Hideki Hanyu's words are beautiful, the occurrence of objective events is often not controlled by his subjective consciousness.

He wanted to rest, but right after he finished having breakfast with Vivian Chow, someone came to the Yorozuya Shop to look for him.

Cisco CEO, John Chambers.

The other party did not come alone, but was accompanied by the head of Hanyu Hideki's American secretary office, the tennis star Monica Bellucci.

After Monica Bellucci saw Hideki Hanyu, she kept looking at him with resentful eyes.

Hideki Hanyu ignored the woman's gaze without caring.

He led the two of them directly to the study on the top floor and began to talk business with John Chambers.

John Chambers' purpose of visiting Hideki Hanyu this time was the same as his last visit to Moon Lake Manor, which was to acquire Qualcomm.

After several months of continuous negotiations, John Chambers has discussed all the M&A matters with Qualcomm, and even the relevant contract terms have been agreed upon.

There are no longer any problems with Qualcomm, and now all that remains is approval from Cisco's board of directors.

Before that, even though this merger was what Cisco was "popular with", John Chambers still had to communicate with his supporter, Hideki Hanyu, in advance.

So after John Chambers contacted Hanyu Hideki's secretary's office and learned that Hanyu Hideki was in San Jose, he hoped to meet Hanyu Hideki in person.

Then Monica Bellucci brought John Chambers in person.

The three of them entered the study, and John Chambers took out the negotiated merger and acquisition documents and showed them to Hideki Hanyu.

The terms are very complicated, and it is impossible for Hideki Hanyu to figure them out in a short time, but he can still summarize the important contents in a short time.

For example, the acquisition of Qualcomm was done in the form of cash plus equity.

After the merger, although Qualcomm was completely controlled by Cisco, it still developed independently.

Cisco's board of directors will add five new directors at one go.

Although Hope Angel Investment's stake in Cisco is still the largest, it has inevitably slipped to 30% because of this merger.

Of course, the same goes for Sequoia Capital, which fell directly to 18 percent.

But compared to them, the ones who suffered the most were actually the founders of Cisco, Leonard Bosack and his wife.

Sequoia Capital and Hope Angel Investment used this acquisition to reduce the two men's shareholdings in Cisco to less than 5%.

Just as Don Valentine said at the previous board meeting, these two people are out of Cisco.

And once the suppression begins, it will never stop.

After all, Cisco is now on the right track and can continue to operate normally even without these two founders.

The final outcome of these two people was either to be squeezed out of Cisco by them, or to be more decent and choose to withdraw on their own initiative.

But no matter what, the ending will not change.

After reading the M&A documents in his hand, Hideki Hanyu did not continue to read them carefully, because if this merger is to be finally completed, both Hope Angel Investment and Sequoia Capital must carefully review the documents.

At this moment, what matters is not the documents, but his attitude.

To be honest, Hideki Hanyu is feeling a bit complicated right now.

Cisco acquires Qualcomm, what the hell is going on?

The impact of his butterfly wings was too dramatic. Although in this era, the combined market value of these two companies is not even one-tenth of Blockbuster, a video rental company.

No matter how sensational the merger between the two small companies is, no one in the American business community will care.

But the problem is, if these two companies develop along the trajectory of another time and space, the future is simply unimaginable...

Well, no matter how hard it is to imagine, Hideki Hanyu doesn't care.

Anyway, he invested in Cisco just for the money, and he will just cash out at a high point.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said without hesitation, "There is no problem on my side. I will hold a board meeting when I am ready. I will probably stay in America recently."

"Okay, I'll contact you as soon as it's ready."

After John Chambers finished speaking, he had a brief conversation for a while and then took his leave.

But after John Chambers left, Monica Bellucci did not leave.

Seeing the ball girl close the door and rush towards him with a light in her eyes, the scumbag hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do?"

Monica Bellucci said in a resentful tone, "I miss the boss."

The scumbag glanced at the door and said, "Not here!"

"The door is locked, and the woman is walking outside. She can't hear anything."

Monica Bellucci said this and pushed the scumbag onto the chair in the study.

Seeing that the female player's hand had already touched his belt, Hanyu Hideki wanted to reach out to stop her, but he heard the female player whispering in his ear.

"Besides... doesn't Boss think this is exciting?"

"Well, a little bit indeed."

The scumbag finally gave in to Xiaoshu's feelings.
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The west coast of America in October has just gotten rid of the heat wave of September, and the average temperature in the Bay Area does not exceed 25 degrees Celsius. Compared with Neon, which has already entered a cold climate, it is much more comfortable to live in.

Pfft!
Hideki Hanyu fell into the infinity pool along the circulating pool of the Moon Lake mansion.

When he reached the shore with a graceful butterfly stroke, he saw Zhou Huimin walking towards him with a bath towel.

Hanyu Hideki took the towel and said quickly, "The poolside is slippery, just let someone else do it."

Zhou Huimin whispered, "I just want to stay with you for a while longer."

When the scumbag heard this, he thought about the excitement he had with Qiuhua in the study in the morning, and a trace of guilt suddenly arose in his heart.

But the guilt came quickly and went away even faster.

It is now difficult for Hanyu Hideki to be moved by a woman or to be hindered in his pursuit of "freedom".

He is a playboy after all. He doesn't mind being nice to these women, but he really can't give them more.

Hanyu Hideki's mind was full of thoughts, but his face showed no strange expression. Instead, he pretended to be apologetic and said, "I'm sorry, this morning's work was completely unexpected."

Seeing this, Zhou Huimin immediately said in a panic, "That's not what I meant. I don't blame you. Of course, your work is more important."

Upon hearing this, the scumbag immediately hugged Zhou Huimin and said something sweet, "You're wrong. Of course you're more important than work."

Women are animals that sometimes don't care about the facts at all.

As long as they care about you and you can say something that makes them like and move them, even if you don’t do what you say, they will take the initiative to explain for you in their hearts.

So when the scumbag said this, Zhou Huimin was immediately moved.

If she wasn't feeling unwell at the moment, the woman would have offered herself to him right then and there.

Of course, Hideki Hanyu was not lying this time.

Because after meeting John Chambers, he did feel at ease staying in Moon Lake Manor.

Except for the occasional midnight visit when he would sneak over to learn from the company, until the end of October, he only found time to attend a Cisco board meeting to finalize Cisco's acquisition plan for Qualcomm.

After the entire meeting, Hideki Hanyu felt an unprecedented sense of disappointment.

The source of his sense of disappointment was that everyone had a completely different attitude towards the merger than he did.

In Hideki Hanyu's view, this is a super heavyweight merger and acquisition.

But to others, it is not the case at all.

First of all, John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco, only saw the acquisition of Qualcomm as an expansion of Cisco's business areas.

But what is more important is that after he became CEO, he used this acquisition to prove his ability to the board of directors.

After a successful first battle, John Chambers will probably have to follow the same path as in his previous life and lead Cisco on a crazy journey of acquisitions and expansion.

As for another Cisco investor, Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital.

The original intention of agreeing to the merger was not that they were really optimistic about Qualcomm, but more likely to use this merger to completely squeeze Leonard Bosack and his wife out of Cisco.

But no matter what, after this board meeting, the merger and acquisition process was officially launched, and even if Hideki Hanyu wanted to stop it at this time, it would be impossible.

The sense of disappointment that is unique to Hideki Hanyu can only be experienced by him, a time traveler, and he will never be able to share it with others.

……

October 31st.

Alan Horn, CEO of Cloud Pictures, called and hoped that Hideki Hanyu could go to Los Angeles to help handle some work. Hideki Hanyu, who had been bored for a long time, agreed immediately.

Just like that, after spending a week with Zhou Huimin, Hanyu Hideki's leisurely days finally came to an end.

When it came to November 1st, Hideki Hanyu came out again.

The handsome scumbag in a suit and tie, after Zhou Huimin's farewell, got on the helicopter on the roof to Los Angeles.

Although he promised Zhou Huimin that he would come back to visit her soon.

But even he himself didn't know what time it was.

After waving goodbye to Zhou Huimin, the helicopter took off.

As Moon Lake Manor slowly disappeared from view, Hanyu Hideki began to think about his trip to Los Angeles.

After months of delay in its release, "A Fish Called Wanda" was finally taken off the screen after grossing $67 million.

The distribution company under Crescent Cinemas packaged the film's overseas distribution for $10 million.

With a production cost of seven million, Yunshang Pictures can be said to have made a fortune.

Alan Horn held a celebration party for this film, and this film was made possible by Hideki Hanyu, so he hoped that he could come to the celebration party.

In addition to maintaining friendship with the main creative staff and being able to continue working together.

His personal expression of importance as a big boss will also attract outstanding talents in the industry to cooperate with Yunshang Pictures.

After all, no matter how low-key Cloud Pictures is, after completely acquiring Castle Rock Pictures, its business scope has expanded from single movies to TV series.

In addition, his purchase of land in Burbank also shows that he is not a boss who is content with the status quo and is clearly eager to make Cloud Pictures stronger.

Therefore, Alan Horn, the CEO of Cloud Pictures, said that given the current situation of Cloud Pictures, it is imperative to continue to expand its scale if it wants to develop.

Hideki Hanyu has his own considerations on this, and he went to discuss this matter with Alan Horn.

In addition to this, Alan Horn revealed another thing to him.

There is solid evidence that Japanese entertainment giant Sony did indeed start contact with an old Hollywood studio a long time ago.

By now, the two companies have most likely reached some kind of deal in private.

(End of this chapter)