Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 751 Samsung Cinemas and Rewards

TriStar Films.

It should be emphasized that this Hollywood film company has nothing to do with South Korea's Samsung.

The English name of South Korea's Samsung is 'SAMSUNG', while the name of Hollywood's Samsung Film Company is 'Tri-Star'.

TriStar Pictures is a film company under Columbia that began to emerge in the 1970s and is mainly engaged in independent production and distribution.

After the former President of America lifted the ban on movie theaters by production companies, TriStar Pictures officially owned a theater chain with more than 800 screens in America.

When Sony acquired Columbia, it also bought the shares of TriStar Pictures, which was controlled by Columbia.

However, in terms of controlling stake, the largest shareholder of Samsung Pictures is not Sony, but Coca-Cola.

Yes, that's the one selling drinks.

In the 1980s, Coca-Cola invested heavily in the film and television industry. Castle Rock, which was acquired by Cloud Pictures, had originally received investment from Coca-Cola.

However, in this time and space, Hideki Hanyu took the lead and finally Castle Rock Pictures fell into the hands of Cloud Pictures.

Hideki Hanyu has some knowledge about TriStar Pictures.

So he was very curious about what the investors of Samsung Pictures wanted him to do.

But since Peter Guber, the CEO of Sony Columbia, has spoken, he has to save some face.

How does that saying go? Cloud Pictures and Sony Columbia, which have just collaborated, are still in the "honeymoon period" and have to maintain a superficial relationship even for the sake of profit.

Hideki Hanyu had just agreed to Peter Guber's invitation when Alan Horn, who had invited him in the morning, came over.

The other party whispered to Hanyu Hideki, "The ones who asked me to meet the boss are some investors from TriStar Pictures. I had contacts with them when I was at Castle Rock Pictures.

I didn't expect Peter Guber to come to see you before I even said anything, but they wanted to talk to the boss about the cinema, so I didn't have to go with the boss."

Hanyu Hideki knew that Alan Horn had come to tip him off in advance, so he nodded and said, "I understand. Go and do your thing."

In a corner of the Hua Xia Theater in Los Angeles, Hideki Hanyu, led by Alan Horn, met with the investors of TriStar Pictures who wanted to meet him.

What followed was some polite socializing at the airport.

As they talked, several people revealed their purpose of coming to see him.

After listening to this, Hanyu Hideki suddenly realized.

It turns out that after Sony Columbia Pictures bought TriStar Pictures, it only wanted to focus on high-end content and was not interested in theater operations, which it was not good at, so it cut a lot of investment plans for theaters in one go.

This obvious lack of attention has made many investors discouraged and they want to sell and cash out.

Another investor, Coca-Cola, was willing to take over, but the price they offered was unacceptable, so these people found Hideki Hanyu.

After all, after much thought, there are not many buyers who can swallow up Samsung Cinemas, and Hideki Hanyu is definitely one of them.

Of course, the most important thing is the relationship between Hideki Hanyu and Crescent Cinemas.

After Crescent Cinemas acquired AMC Cinemas, it immediately dominated the screening market in America and began to invest in modernization and upgrades.

So no matter how you look at it, Crescent Cinemas is a buyer with plenty of money.

These investors naturally hope that Crescent Cinemas will be interested in Samsung Cinemas. Even if they don’t actually buy it in the end, it can at least help them raise the price with Coca-Cola.

Perhaps Peter Guber, the CEO of Sony Columbia, is so concerned about this because he has the same idea in mind.

If the price is right, this guy might even sell Sony's shares in Samsung Cinemas to him, and then he can make a lot of money from it.

After understanding what these people meant, Hanyu Hideki deliberately showed a slightly embarrassed and hesitant expression.

Then, under the nervous gazes of several people, he spoke slowly after a while.

"Everyone, Crescent Cinema Line was originally owned by Yunshang Entertainment, but after going public, it has been operating completely independently. Now the control is in the hands of the board of directors. I cannot make any decisions on acquisitions alone."

After hearing this, several people hesitated to speak, with disappointed expressions on their faces.

However, Hanyu Hideki remained calm and didn't care at all. After all, what he said was half true and half false.

It is true that Crescent Cinemas operates independently after its listing and that power is handed over to the board of directors.

Moreover, after several rounds of financing for expansion, Yunshang Entertainment's shares were indeed diluted too much, and it did lose control of Crescent Cinemas in terms of market share.

But the problem is that the proportion of cloud entertainment has decreased, but it does not mean that his personal proportion has decreased.

When Crescent Cinemas acquired Asia Cinemas, his investment company acquired a large number of Crescent Cinemas shares.

Although he later cashed in a lot by selling off stocks when the stock price was high, he also used inside information to allow Kamiya Eiichi to move capital in and out.

While helping him make a fortune, the shares of Crescent Cinemas and United Cloud Entertainment that he controlled were more than enough to completely control the board of directors of Crescent Cinemas.

However, the shares of Crescent Cinemas that he holds are basically controlled through layers of vests. It is difficult to link them to him just from the financial statements disclosed by Crescent Cinemas.

This is also the reason why he said this at this moment.

He has been hiding it for so long, how could he be exposed to a few outsiders?

After all, many times, he needs others to feel that he is in the clear.

But in reality he was hiding in the dark, and the strength he deliberately exposed was just the tip of the iceberg.

Only in this way can he deal a fatal blow to those who are plotting against him at the critical moment.

However, if you ask him whether he is interested in Samsung Cinemas, he is somewhat interested.

But he also knew that simply buying the shares of these people would not change the chaotic situation of Samsung Cinemas' investment.

Therefore, this matter cannot be rushed.

After thinking for a while, he continued, "Although I can't make the decision directly, I can help you get in touch with Crescent Cinema. It's up to you to decide whether to trade and how to trade."

After these words were spoken, several investors looked happy again.

Hanyu Hideki didn't want to waste any more words, so he called his secretary to help them contact Crescent Cinemas, then he took Liu Xiaoli's hand and said goodbye and left.

After walking away, the beauty next to Hanyu Hideki suddenly asked, "Husband, don't you want to buy their cinema?"

Hideki Hanyu was a little surprised to hear this, after all, Liu Xiaoli had never cared about his career.

However, he still explained, "The cinema market will have a long golden period in the future, and if there is an opportunity to expand the scale of Crescent Cinema, I am certainly willing to do so.

However, when doing business in the business world, sometimes you can’t just do what you want. There are too many things to consider and operate, and they are too complicated.

Samsung Cinemas is a large-scale chain, but it also needs to be modernized and upgraded. If Crescent Cinemas enters the market without being able to control the situation, it will not only fail to generate revenue, but may also face endless constraints. "

Liu Xiaoli asked curiously, "So what are you going to do, husband?"

Hanyu Hideki smiled slightly, "These investors are so eager to cash out, so they are definitely not the only ones who want to jump ship. After all, I am not the only one who is worried about investment risks caused by management chaos.

While letting Crescent Cinemas communicate with them, I will arrange for someone to talk to Coca-Cola. I remember that Alan Horn is quite familiar with Coca-Cola. If we deal with the big ones first, the small ones will be much easier. "

After that, Hanyu Hideki asked in surprise, "Why are you suddenly interested in my business? Why, do you want to learn how to do business and run your dance troupe well?"

"I have a dance troupe, so what's the point of running it? Besides, I have other people to help me. But I was chatting with Xiao Qiong recently, and she seemed to have some ideas about doing business."

Liu Xiaoli explained, and then said, "If you have time, you can talk to Xiao Qiong and give her some advice."

"no problem."

Hanyu Hideki agreed casually, then pulled the beauty into the theater.

However, not long after he entered the room, while he was accepting the flattery of the people around him, he felt a pair of eyes falling on him.

Hanyu Hideki followed the line of sight and found that a blonde, blue-eyed beauty in a white evening dress was staring at him.

It’s the leading lady of today’s premiere, Naomi Watts.

The woman's gaze swept back and forth between him and Liu Xiaoli. Although her expression was calm, she could not hide the complexity in her eyes.

Soon, Liu Xiaoli also noticed Naomi Watts.

"She looks familiar." Liu Xiaoli asked.

Hanyu Hideki replied, "Of course she looks familiar. The heroine on the poster outside is her."

Liu Xiaoli suddenly realized, "So she is a Hollywood actress. She looks very beautiful and has been looking at us. Do you know her?" "I have known her for a long time. She was a model in Neon and I helped her. I was also the one who discovered her and brought her to Hollywood. After all, her acting skills are really good."

Hideki Hanyu heard a hint of temptation in Liu Xiaoli's words.

But the scumbag didn't care at all and answered truthfully.

He and his woman knew exactly what kind of person he was.

Hideki Hanyu is unwilling to do things like telling a lie to a woman and then having to cover it up with countless lies.

The scum is open and aboveboard, and the flowers are spent clearly.

If a woman is willing to stay, she can stay. He will not favor one over the other.

If you don't want to leave, he won't try to keep you, even if you have his child.

The kind of thing where one cries and makes a fuss over love will never happen to him.

Living his life over again, in this time and space, the only person who can influence his emotions is himself.

While Hanyu Hideki was speaking, Naomi Watts, who had just walked into the theater on the red carpet, had already arrived in front of him.

With smiling eyes, she said, "Sir, I didn't expect you to come to the premiere. There was no prior notice."

After saying that, Naomi Watts glanced at Liu Xiaoli next to Hanyu Hideki and asked, "Who is this lady?"

"Alan Horn invited me here at short notice, so I didn't notify him in advance."

Hanyu Hideki said, holding Liu Xiaoli's hand and introducing her, "My girlfriend, I brought her to the premiere tonight to watch a movie, a special date."

"That……"

When Naomi Watts heard what Hanyu Hideki said, she seemed to want to ask something impulsively.

Maybe something like "Who am I?"

But Hideki Hanyu just gave the woman a look, and she immediately shut up.

Because Hideki Hanyu's eyes made Naomi Watts understand what was more important and the winner was immediately determined.

"This is the premiere, go and do your job."

Hanyu Hideki said this in a cold tone, then pulled Liu Xiaoli away.

After being led to their seats by the staff, Liu Xiaoli asked them as soon as they sat down, "Is your attitude towards her a bit inhumane?"

Although the woman said this, her tone was clearly filled with joy.

After all, in the "confrontation" just now, it was she who won over Hanyu Hideki.

Maybe women are just like this. Even if she guesses something in her heart, she will inevitably feel happy about a small victory.

"I invested in the movie she made. I am her investor and her boss. Is it wrong for me to let her work?"

"True, but you still have to be gentle with girls."

"Then I'll go and apologize to her now."

"No."

……

If we talk about the Samsung Cinemas, it was an unexpected gain for Hideki Hanyu to attend the premiere.

Then meeting Naomi Watts was just a trivial episode.

Then the movie started, and Hideki Hanyu revisited "When Harry Met Sally", which is regarded as a classic in China.

Then, just like in his previous life, Hideki Hanyu really had no resonance with this story with a European and American emotional core. The only thing that was certain was that this movie would definitely help him make money.

As for Liu Xiaoli next to her, her attention was all focused on the intimate scenes with Naomi Watts in the movie.

Because from this point she can be sure that Naomi Watts and Hideki Hanyu will not have any relationship in the future. After all, she still knows Hideki Hanyu's character.

After the premiere, on the way home, Hanyu Hideki was a little puzzled by the inexplicable joy of the beauty next to him.

Little did he know that this was just the beginning.

After returning to Hibiscus Garden, Liu Xiaoli disappeared mysteriously.

Hideki Hanyu didn't understand what was going on, but thinking that the other party asked him to talk to Zhou Wenqiong, he found his sister-in-law who was helping Deng Na coax her eldest daughter to sleep.

"I heard from your sister that you want to do business in the country?"

"My cousin is going to start a dance troupe, and I want to find something to do, too. Otherwise, my family will always urge me to get married, and I can't avoid it. But the dance they do is not the type I like."

When Zhou Wenqiong finished speaking, her eyes involuntarily looked at Hanyu Hideki.

But to her disappointment, although Hanyu Hideki was talking to her, he was not looking at her. Instead, he was looking lovingly at Sissi who was sleeping soundly on the small bed next to her.

After hearing her words, Hanyu Hideki asked without turning his head, "What are your ideas? What industry do you want to work in?"

"As for TV dramas, I heard from friends that the management of many TV stations has been loosened, and TV dramas produced under the name can be sold to TV stations."

After Zhou Wenqiong said this, Hanyu Hideki finally withdrew his gaze.

He learned that domestic TV dramas were officially recognized as "commodities", could be produced independently, and were officially purchased by TV stations in the mid-1990s.

However, before that, many people had already taken advantage of loopholes, such as investing money to produce TV dramas under the names of related units.

He didn't expect that Zhou Wenqiong would have such thoughts.

But since his sister-in-law wanted to do something serious, he didn't mind helping out.

Glancing at his daughter who was about to fall asleep, Hanyu Hideki lowered his voice and said, "How about this, I'll go change my clothes first, and I'll tell you in detail after you coax Xixi to come to the study to find me."

Zhou Wenqiong nodded and said, "Okay."

Just like that, Hideki Hanyu changed out of his formal attire for the premiere, put on some refreshing home clothes and went to the study.

However, he did not wait for Zhou Wenqiong who came to discuss something with him, but waited for Liu Xiaoli who disappeared after returning.

The beauty walked into the study in a bathrobe, with a faint scent after bathing on her body. Her eyes were full of charm, and she sat directly into Hanyu Hideki's arms without saying a word.

The scumbag was a little confused, "What's going on."

"A reward for your performance today."

The beauty said in a sweet voice, opening the front of her bathrobe.

Then, the scumbag thought of Natsuki's line in Initial D, "A very sexy set..."

The next moment, the scumbag turned into a violent beast.

But in the impulse, he felt like he had forgotten something.

Just when he was about to think it over carefully and open his mouth to say something, his mouth was covered by something inexplicable, and then he could not remember anything.

Ten minutes later...

After making sure that her niece was sleeping soundly, Zhou Wenqiong excitedly rushed to the study on the second floor, wondering what advice her brother-in-law would give her later.

When she reached the door, she found it was tightly closed.

I walked forward and was about to push the door open, but as soon as I turned the doorknob, I heard a strange noise coming from inside.

She stopped immediately, but the door had already been opened a crack.

The light shone faintly from the gap, and the sound that fell into the ears became clearer.

The scene that caught her eyes made her blush instantly.

Reason told her that she should close the door and leave immediately.

But for some reason, she just covered her mouth and didn't move.

(End of this chapter)