Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 713 Not a boyfriend, just a friend
January 15, 1989.

In Hideki Hanyu's mansion in the Via della Camilluccia district in the north of Rome.

The warm sun was shining in the morning, and Hideki Hanyu accompanied Monica Bellucci to enjoy the sunny day on the terrace.

But ever since he sat here, the phone has been ringing non-stop.

This shows that even if he came to Italy, he still couldn't escape from various jobs.

As your business grows bigger, there are many things that you can’t just ignore.

As he hung up the phone, a call from Hong Kong was reporting on the progress of the bidding for the architectural design of the land leased in Shanghai.

The process went smoothly and attracted many well-known design agencies from all over the world.

After all, the design goal of the tallest building in China given by Hideki Hanyu is still very eye-catching.

As for the announcement of the bidding results, it will be done in Shanghai next month.

Hideki Hanyu is confirmed to appear in person.

After hanging up the phone, Hideki Hanyu had a rare moment of leisure.

Monica Bellucci next to her spoke up.

"Wendelin Wiedeking came to see you yesterday, and you two talked mysteriously for so long. What was it all about?"

"It's because..."

Hanyu Hideki was about to answer when his personal assistant came over with a phone call.

"The president is John Lee from the secretary's office in America."

John Lee was personally selected by Monica Bellucci to be the head of the secretary's office after she became pregnant.

A Korean-American, a typical two-dog banana person.

When Monica Bellucci heard that it was this person calling, she was also curious about what happened.

When she saw Hanyu Hideki answer the phone and say a few words, then hang up, she decisively asked, "Is there something wrong with America?"

Hanyu Hideki answered casually, "I asked John to help me with a small matter regarding investment immigration to America."

Monica Bellucci was surprised and said, "You want to immigrate to America!"

Hanyu Hideki said with a puzzled look on his face, "How could it be me? With my business in America, do I need to invest more to immigrate?"

"Who is that?" Monica Bellucci asked curiously.

"My sister." Hanyu Hideki did not hide it.

He is indeed helping his sister Yui Hanyu with the immigration procedures to America.

For his next investments in America, he needs an American to hold the shares so that they will not be so sensitive.

No matter how much he dislikes it, his roots are now in Japan, and immigration is neither appropriate nor possible.

His younger brother Hidetoshi Hanyu decided to pursue a political career and is also unlikely to immigrate.

After much consideration, the only suitable person is younger sister Yui Hanyu.

Anyway, it’s just an identity and the investments are all held on behalf of others, so it won’t have any impact on my sister’s life.

When Monica Bellucci heard that it was Hideki Hanyu's sister, she immediately lost interest.

What interested him in was everything that Hanyu Hideki could give her, not Hanyu Hideki's family.

She knew this very well, and so did Hideki Hanyu.

She may have some feelings for Hanyu Hideki, but she knows that Hanyu Hideki only likes her beauty, and there are more conflicts of interest between them.

Especially after the cooperation between Damu Logistics and the Bellucci family began.

Although it sounds a bit too realistic.

But Monica Bellucci has to admit that this kind of bond of interests is much more solid than illusory feelings.

At least she would never think of betraying Hanyu Hideki.

What's more, the Bellucci family, which has been firmly tied to the big ship of interests of Hideki Hanyu, will never allow her to have any other thoughts.

At this point, if Hanyu Hideki doesn't like her, he can just abandon her.

I'm afraid that the first reaction of the people in the family would definitely not be to blame Hanyu Hideki, but to quickly choose another young and beautiful girl in the family to please Hanyu Hideki again.

But what makes Monica Bellucci feel relieved is that although Hideki Hanyu is a playboy, at least he never takes the perspective of a superior when facing her.

Hanyu Hideki didn't mind giving her all the attitudes that a couple in deep love would have.

It was precisely this attitude that made her unable to tell whether she was acting for profit or for emotion when facing Hanyu Hideki, and she gradually fell into the trap set by this man.

Monica Bellucci began to have wild thoughts.

And Hideki Hanyu received another call from Japan.

Then he forgot about what Monica Bellucci had just asked Wendelin Wiedeking.

But even though the two of them didn't say anything, when it was afternoon, Wendelin Wiedeking reappeared.

After the meeting, Hanyu Hideki asked, "How was the meeting with GEPI?"

GEPI, Italian industrial management and holding company.

It is a state-owned holding company established in Italy in the early 1970s.

The background of its establishment is IRI, the former largest state-owned holding company in Italy. Because its personnel arrangements were too deeply influenced by the political arena, the company's bureaucracy and abuse of power for personal gain were too serious, which led to the company falling into serious operational difficulties.

It was finally decided that GEPI would be established under the leadership of the Italian National Industrial Investment Bank, with IRI, ENI, EFIM and other companies joining in.

The business of this enterprise is too vast to need detailed description.

But one of the company's businesses is to act as a trustee for private companies that are not doing well but have a significant influence in Italy.

For example, before Hideki Hanyu acquired Lamborghini, it was taken over by GEPI for a period of time.

The reason why Hideki Hanyu came to Italy specifically this time was that Wendelin Wiedeking, the CEO of Lamborghini, had set his sights on another automobile company managed by GEPI.

"It's going pretty smoothly. GEPI also wants to find a company to take over. Fiat Group had been in contact with GEPI before, but they couldn't reach an agreement on the terms."

At this point, Wendelin Wiedeking told Hanyu Hideki some of the conditions for GEPI to sell and take over the company.

For a state-controlled enterprise, GEPI is not interested in money, but in the company's long-term plans for the acquired brands.

This involves issues such as follow-up investment, job provision, brand operation, channel construction, etc.

After saying that, Wendelin Wiedeking took out a document and handed it to Hanyu Hideki, which was the specific acquisition conditions proposed by GEPI.

Hideki Hanyu picked up the document and saw it clearly written on the cover.

Maserati brand takeover planning advice.

That’s right, the brand that Wendelin Wiedeking had his eyes on was none other than Maserati, which was later known as “the favorite of micro-businessmen”, “the king of micro-businessmen”, and the designated car of Sister Yangyang.

in the country, this car is almost synonymous with materialism.

Moreover, poor quality control has resulted in a serious mismatch between the quality of Maserati products and their prices, making this brand a synonym for being taken advantage of.

The most important thing is that the brand operator of this car also uses various cerebral palsy marketing methods.

Obviously, China is its largest market, but it chose to sponsor the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards during a sensitive period.

However, for Hideki Hanyu, those are things that have not happened yet and can be completely made up for.

So at this time, Maserati is definitely a very suitable acquisition target.

The price is low, but the brand potential is great.

In particular, with a little hype, it is possible to accurately target the domestic high-end automobile market and attract consumption from those people who have become rich first in the country.

With this in mind, Hanyu Hideki began to look through the documents in front of him, carefully reading each of the acquisition conditions.

Initially, Hanyu Hideki was worried that the conditions would be too harsh.

But as he watched, he gradually put his mind at ease and his expression became relaxed.

Most of these conditions are actually quite normal.

Even if there are some conditions that seem harsh, they only seem harsh at this stage.

For example, ensuring no layoffs and investing in new production lines.

Even if GEPI does not require these conditions, Hideki Hanyu will actually follow them.

The current Maserati has not been acquired by Fiat, and its headquarters has not moved from Bologna to Modena, in the same area as Lamborghini.

After the construction of Lamborghini’s new plant, if the production capacity continues to increase in the future, coupled with the acquisition of other brands of cars, he also intends to continue expanding the production line.

At that time, we can bring several brands together to build a Lamborghini Automobile Group Industrial Park.

Of course, these are long-term plans.

Similar plans include building factories in cooperation with domestic partners.

At this moment, what he needs to do is to buy the Maserati first.

In its previous life, Maserati was eventually bought by the Fiat Group.

However, due to the failure to reach an agreement with GEPI on certain acquisition conditions, Fiat did not buy Maserati until 1993.

Now, while Fiat Group is not very interested in Maserati, he must seize the opportunity in advance.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki put down the documents in his hand and said to Wendelin Wiedeking, "I have no problem with most of the conditions. Please confirm the details. As long as there are no traps, we will finalize the deal."

Wendelin Wiedeking asked, "What about the price? Just as quoted before?"

"It's just 10 million US dollars. There's no need to waste any more time." Hideki Hanyu said generously.

Although Maserati had already fallen into losses due to his own various self-destructive behaviors when he traveled through time.

But the losses alone would be nearly 100 million US dollars in just half a year.

If they can lose so much money, it would be easy for the brand to sell for over a billion dollars.

What's more, Maserati has made a lot of money before.

It can be bought now for 10 million US dollars, which is definitely a great deal.

Besides, if we continue to bargain for 10 million US dollars, how much cheaper it can be in the end, a few hundred thousand or a million US dollars.

What does Hideki Hanyu need?

For him, the most important thing is to avoid any further complications and make a quick decision.

"Okay, then I'll finalize the acquisition with GEPI as soon as possible."

Wendelin Wiedeking could not hide his excitement when he spoke.

Hideki Hanyu can actually understand this.

After all, when he invited Wendelin Wiedeking, he asked him to be the CEO of the "downtrodden" brand Lamborghini.

Wendelin Wiedeking originally wanted to lead Lamborghini out of the quagmire, make it bigger and stronger, and then expand and develop it further.

But now, Lamborghini is developing steadily. The epoch-making and high-volume model Lamborghini Gallardo has been confirmed to participate in the world's four major auto shows starting from the end of January.

But the problem is that Lamborghini’s dream of becoming bigger and stronger has not yet been realized.

Wendelin Wiedeking's second dream, expansion and development, has taken a step ahead and is about to be realized thanks to the strong financial support of Hideki Hanyu.

First, we bought brands such as Mini, Land Rover, MG, and Triumph motorcycles from the British Leyland Group.

Now he is planning to acquire Maserati.

Before our eyes, a rising automobile group was born.

For Wendelin Wiedeking, a workaholic, nothing could make him happier than this.

Thinking about the countless tasks and challenges waiting for him to overcome, it was hard for Wendelin Wiedeking not to be excited.

Just like that, Wendelin Wiedeking went to GEPI to discuss the acquisition with full enthusiasm.

As for Hideki Hanyu.

The next day, after learning that the letter of intent to acquire Maserati had been signed, he left Italy without hesitation.

He first went to France, and received the most famous Goncourt Prize in French literature under the arrangement of the French Hachette Publishing House.

The winning work is naturally "Brigitte".

In fact, this award was announced in December. Hanyu Hideki received the award at a ceremony.

After the end, of course there was a lot of media interviews, some high-sounding words, and a lot of prestige among writers in Europe.

After dealing with the media, Hideki Hanyu had no time to relax.

Because today is the day for the announcement of nominations for the 'César Award', the highest honor in the French film industry, and there is also a nomination dinner.

Hideki Hanyu was invited by Giroud Binoche, President of Crescent Cinemas Europe, to attend the nomination dinner tonight.

Hideki Hanyu had no interest in it at first.

But at this time, Shinsuke Ito, who had just resigned from Yunshang Entertainment Group, happened to be traveling in Paris with his wife, and expressed great interest in the nomination dinner for France's highest film award.

Then he hoped that Hideki Hanyu could go with him.

Hanyu Hideki had no choice but to agree to his old friend's request.

After leaving the Goncourt Prize award ceremony, Hideki Hanyu returned to Zone 7.

In his own mansion, Hideki Hanyu changed his look and met with Shinsuke Ito and Nana Okada, and then they set off together to the hotel where the nomination dinner was held in the afternoon.

When the Bentley car arrived and Hideki Hanyu looked at the crowds of people and media reporters gathered in front of the hotel, he expressed his conflicted feelings.

"This kind of entertainment industry activity is really troublesome just to watch."

Shinsuke Ito said, "When I see Hanyu-san in front of the camera, I thought he really liked to appear in public."

Hanyu Hideki said, "How I behave in public has nothing to do with whether I like it or not. I still understand the simple truth that I should do what I should do in the right occasion."

In Hideki Hanyu's view, since he has chosen his current identity, current industry, and has achieved his current success, he must pay the price accordingly.

If you can't change the rules, then adapt to them.

Words like "my destiny is in my own hands" should be said to yourself, not shouted at others.

As the car stopped, Hanyu Hideki patted Ito Shinsuke on the shoulder and said, "It's time to go in. I'll have someone introduce you to some French filmmakers. Although European commercial films are a mess, they still have their own unique style in art films."

After saying that, the three of them got out of the car.

He ignored the filming of the surrounding media and walked straight into the hotel.

As we entered the banquet hall, Giroud Binoche, who had been waiting for us, came to greet us.

Giroud Binoche, who has become the president of Crescent Cinemas Europe, is now an absolutely powerful figure in the European film industry.

At today's nomination dinner, he was the focus of everyone's attention.

So when everyone saw Giroud Binoche personally waiting to greet Hideki Hanyu, they immediately guessed Hanyu Hideki's identity.

It was not the first day that Hideki Hanyu and Giroud Binoche knew each other, so after chatting for a while after meeting, he asked the other party to introduce Shinsuke Ito to some creators in the French film industry.

As for Hideki Hanyu, there was almost no one worthy of his entertaining at today's nomination dinner.

He simply found a place to sit down, planning to leave when he got the chance.

However, he didn't want to socialize with others, but he couldn't resist people trying to get close to him.

So from then on, people who came to establish connections with him became extremely annoyed.

When Hideki Hanyu was about to find an excuse to leave, an acquaintance came up to him.

Isabelle Adjani, the beauty who has officially joined the cast of "Product of Chaos", came here under the pretext of thanking Hideki Hanyu.

The woman was wearing a red dress, her face was gorgeous and as alluring as fire.

According to news from AI International, this woman officially broke up with her ex-boyfriend Bruno Nutan after filming "Rodin's Lover" last year.

After all, if you want to sign a contract with AIYI International, you must explain your relationship status.

This is also the same history that Hideki Hanyu is familiar with.

This woman will be single for a few years, and then fall in love with Daniel Day-Lewis, who has won three Oscars in history. She even quit the entertainment industry and lived in seclusion in America for three years for him.

She even gave birth to a son for Daniel Day-Lewis at the peak of her career.

But just when everything seemed good, Daniel Day-Lewis dumped Isabelle Adjani without hesitation.

Turn around and marry a woman who seems to be inferior to Isabel in every way.

He looks quite pitiful, a complete love-sick person, but this is actually very normal in the entertainment industry.

What are these women around Hideki Hanyu?

He often heard from his subordinates that those with a little power in Ai Yi International Marketing Department changed their girlfriends almost every week.

Many models who have just entered the industry and unknown female artists want to get on board with these high-end brands, and are willing to pay any price even if it is just to be a background board at an event.

The favorite topic of conversation for those people at dinner parties is, "This certain artist or model is very popular recently. I didn't like to play the games before they became famous."

In fact, it is not just Ayi International, but also the fashion, magazine and even the entire entertainment industry.

Even if you are a clean person, as long as you sit in that position, you can't resist being forced to do something.

Especially when the cost is minimal and can be solved with a little effort.

"Ms. Ajani, is there anything you need from me?"

"Can't you come and see me if you have nothing to do?" Isabelle Adjani deliberately took a step forward, making the distance immediately ambiguous.

In an instant, the corner where they were attracted a lot of people's attention.

Shinsuke Ito, who was far away, couldn't help but complain to his wife, "No matter where Hanyu-san goes, there are always beautiful women around him."

Okada Nana rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "Can't you see? It's obvious that it was that woman who took the initiative to find President Hanyu."

“Haha, even so, based on my understanding of Hanyu-san, this woman is definitely related to Hanyu-san.

Do you want to make a bet with me? I bet that Hanyu-san will leave with that woman soon. "

Ito Shinsuke said it with absolute certainty.

But before his wife accepted his bet, new changes occurred on Hanyu Hideki's side.

Everyone saw a girl in a white dress quickly walk up to Hanyu Hideki and question Isabelle Adjani with an angry expression.

Different from the mature and seductive Anjelica in a red dress.

The girl in the white dress was about twenty years old, with an elegant and innocent appearance, looking like a delicate lily.

However, what surprised everyone the most was not the girl's appearance, but the fact that when the girl ran to question Isabelle Adjani, she was actually holding the arm of a middle-aged man.

Ito Shinsuke knew the man and had just chatted with him at the introduction of Giroud Binoche.

Andrzej Zulawski is a famous French director.

So, needless to say, the person following Andrzej Zulawski is his girlfriend, the rising star of French actress, Sophie Marceau.

"It's so interesting!"

Ito Shinsuke looked like he was enjoying the fun.

He thought that what he was about to see was the scene of Hanyu Hideki and the beautiful woman leaving.

But who could have imagined that the plot would take a sudden turn for the worse and turn into a Shura scene where two women fight for one man.

The most abstract thing is that one of them, Sophie Marceau, actually brought her boyfriend and competed with Isabelle Adjani for another man.

So, is this France?

Do you all play with feelings so wildly?

In the distance, Ito Shinsuke was watching the fun.

However, Hideki Hanyu, who was at the center of the storm, held a glass of champagne in his hand, looked calm and composed as he watched the scene in front of him.

Sophie Marceau suddenly appeared, ran over and questioned Isabelle Adjani with sarcasm and obvious jealousy.

But Isabelle Adjani ignored Sophie Marceau and said to Hanyu Hideki in a pretentious manner, "Congratulations, sir, on winning the Prix Goncourt."

"I didn't expect that Ms. Adjani was also interested in the Goncourt Prize," said Hideki Hanyu.

Isabelle Adjani smiled charmingly, "Sir, I will pay attention to your winning of the award. Besides, the Goncourt Prize is the most influential literary award in France."

"Really? I don't really know much about this. The publishing house is helping me with it." Hanyu Hideki said with a nonchalant expression.

It just so happened that his indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune played exactly into the hands of the two "literary goddesses" and made these two women obsessed with him.

After all, this is an award that many great European writers covet but cannot get, but Hideki Hanyu doesn't care about it at all.

The air of those top-notch artists who regard fame as nothing but floating clouds suddenly reached its maximum and came to the fore.

However, Hideki Hanyu's interaction with Isabelle Adjani made Sophie Marceau next to him very annoyed.

The girl ignored Andre Zulawski, who was looking unhappy, and said to Hanyu Hideki as if vying for his favor, "Hanyu, congratulations to you too. I have a gift prepared for you."

After hearing what Sophie Marceau said, Isabelle Adjani deliberately showed an expression of disbelief and said, "Really? You are not lying to me, sir. Where is the gift? Why can't I see it?"

"I knew you would be attending the nomination dinner today, Hanyu, so I brought the gift with me. It's now in the hotel room upstairs."

After Sophie Marceau said this, Andre Zulawski's face became even uglier.

After all, his girlfriend was jealous of Isabelle Adjani in front of him.

Now, without his knowledge, a room was booked in a hotel to store a gift for Hideki Hanyu.

What is this intended to do?
After giving the gift, do you give yourself another gift directly in the room?
No matter how open-minded the French are, or how extravagant they are in the entertainment industry, Andre Zulawski can no longer bear it.

And at this moment, Hideki Hanyu's voice rang out.

Hideki Hanyu looked at Sophie Marceau's neck, at the necklace "Peacock Heart" that he designed himself and gave to her at Red Maple Manor.

She said slowly, "I didn't expect Miss Sophie to wear this necklace. It seems that Miss Sophie is very satisfied with my design."

"Of course I like the gift Hanyu gave me, as well as the picture you drew for me."

After Sophie Marceau finished speaking, she quickly emphasized, "Didn't I tell you to call me Sophie?"

"Humph!"

Andre Zulawski couldn't bear it any longer, snorted coldly and left.

Because he finally understood why there was such a large painting around Sophie Marceau when she came back from America last time.

And from time to time, Sophie Marceau would look at the painting with a strange nostalgic smile.

It was obvious that his girlfriend had fallen in love with someone else.

And the object of his love is Hideki Hanyu in front of him.

He knows Hanyu Hideki's identity.

So even though he is a famous French director, he dare not get angry with Hanyu Hideki.

But he didn't want to stay here any longer, watching the green light above his head getting brighter and brighter.

Seeing Andre Zulawski leaving, Hideki Hanyu immediately pretended to be worried and said.

"Sophie, why is Mr. Andre angry? Is it because of me? Should I go and explain to him? I don't want you to have any misunderstandings because of me."

Although the scumbag said this, he was already smiling in his heart.

He thought with a sense of evil humor, is this what it feels like to be a green tea man?
Why do I feel a little happy for no reason?

As soon as Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Isabelle Adjani next to him also spoke.

"Yeah, my boyfriend has been pissed off and ran away. Are you really not going to chase him, Miss Sophie?"

The sarcasm in Isabelle Adjani's words is almost visible to the naked eye.

In addition to targeting Sophie Marceau and provoking the relationship between Sophie Marceau and Hideki Hanyu, there is also a bit of dissatisfaction and jealousy.

After all, from Sophie Marceau's words, we can hear that the necklace on Sophie Marceau's neck, which looks very valuable and beautiful, was designed and given to her by Hideki Hanyu himself.

In addition to the necklace, there seems to be a painting.

That's a painting by Hideki Hanyu, there aren't many of them around the world.

How could Isabelle Adjani, who is already a little crazy, not be jealous?

Faced with the gossiping Hideki Hanyu and the sarcastic and provocative Isabelle Adjani, Sophie Marceau's reaction was quite decisive.

She said without hesitation.

"Not a boyfriend, just a friend."

(End of this chapter)