Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 853 Unexpected Visitor

March 2nd.

In the afternoon, dusk approaches and the setting sun turns red.

At the Red Maple Manor in Beverly Hills, Hideki Hanyu is standing on the lawn feeding peacocks.

He hadn't been here for a while, but the housekeeping company took good care of his pet. Its fur was clean and its tail feathers were bright. It was obvious that his money was not wasted.

Although it didn't cost much to buy this place for Kuroki Hitomi to give birth, the subsequent annual property taxes, various insurances, and maintenance costs would easily cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

You have to know that it is 1990 now, when the purchasing power of the US dollar is still strong.

It’s really not easy to live in Los Angeles.

Ordinary wealthy people cannot afford the capitalist City of Angels.

I don’t know whether the location of this house is the same area that was burned down by a wildfire more than 30 years later.

But it doesn’t matter if it burns down, he can just build a new one when the time comes. He has money anyway.

Just as Hanyu Hideki was daydreaming and his thoughts had drifted to decades later, his personal assistant suddenly came to remind him in a low voice.

"Boss, the service company is ready."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki turned his head and looked to the side.

In the direction of the front yard, the lights are bright from the house to the yard, with beautiful flower baskets, tables covered with white tablecloths, and filled with fine wines, drinks, and delicacies, all arranged in an orderly manner.

In the middle of the table, staff dressed as waiters were busy shuttling back and forth, and a band not far away was tuning their instruments, making final preparations for the upcoming party.

From the personnel to the party layout, it exudes a strong American atmosphere of rugged luxury.

It can be seen that this service company takes its attitude very seriously.

To be honest, this service company cannot be careless.

Meeting a super-rich man like Hideki Hanyu, who is also a powerful figure in Hollywood, the status of the guests who can come to the party must be not bad.

If a service company accidentally ruins its reputation and spreads its bad word, it will forget about getting business in the high-end circles of Los Angeles.

There are many similar service companies in Los Angeles, and the competition among them is fierce. When they have problems, some people will take advantage of them.

For the service company, although tonight's party has high requirements, it is actually the simplest to operate.

Because all Hideki Hanyu asked for was a "normal" party.

Although there was no shortage of meat on the table, the style of the entire party was very "vegetarian".

Simply put, there is no other mess.

For example, ask a service company to provide party girls or even some other things to liven up the party.

With all this in place, it's easy for a party to get out of control.

"Very good, you keep watching, I'm going to change my clothes, remember to remind me when customers come."

Seeing that there was no problem, Hanyu Hideki turned around and walked back into the house.

Soon, as it was getting darker, the assistant reminded him that the first guest had arrived, and Hanyu Hideki, who had changed into a white polo shirt and casual pants, walked out of the house again.

"Michael, I didn't expect you to be the first to arrive."

Hideki Hanyu gave a warm hug to the first guest, who was Michael Crichton, the author of "Jurassic Park".

Michael Clayton also hugged Hanyu Hideki and said, "I haven't seen you for so long. I finally received your invitation, so of course I had to come early."

"Then we should have a couple more drinks tonight."

Hanyu Hideki said as he picked up a wine glass from the waiter's tray and handed it to Michael Clayton.

Michael Crichton took the cup and said, "No problem. I just happened to have some new ideas for the sequel to Jurassic Park, and I want you to give me some suggestions."

"There's no rush for this. I have to attend your new book launch next. It won't be too late for us to talk then."

Tonight's occasion was not suitable for discussing the sequel to "Jurassic Park", so Hideki Hanyu immediately changed the subject after he finished speaking.

"Are you interested in attending the E3 Expo at the end of April? Elf Entertainment will have a blockbuster product to announce to the outside world at that time."

Michael Clayton immediately said, "Of course I'm interested, but can't you tell me about it in advance?"

Hanyu Hideki kept it a secret, "If I tell you in advance, the surprise will be lost. I'll ask my assistant to send you an invitation in advance. You'll know when you go to Las Vegas."

Michael Clayton didn't force it. "Okay, but wasn't it held in San Francisco before? Why is it moved to Las Vegas this year?"

Hanyu Hideki explained, "The main reason is that the facilities in San Francisco cannot meet the needs of large exhibitions. The E3 entertainment exhibition in Las Vegas last August was very successful, so the American Video Game Software Association decided to move the E3 exhibition to Las Vegas as well."

Hideki Hanyu is not talking nonsense.

People in China often tend to use the size of domestic cities to measure the size of overseas cities.

Although San Francisco is very famous, its population is less than one million.

Even if we take into account the entire San Francisco metropolitan area, the population is only over 4 million. Even if we add up the entire population of the Bay Area, it is barely over 7 million.

Compared with many cities with a population of tens of millions in later generations in China, although the Bay Area is much larger in area, its urban scale and infrastructure are completely incomparable.

In terms of reception capacity, there is a huge difference compared to China.

It is common for popular tourist cities in China to receive millions of people in a short period of time.

But for some non-tourist cities overseas, the influx of too many foreign populations in a short period of time would be a disaster.

Not to mention millions of people, even the heat brought by the E3 exhibition is a bit too much for San Francisco to bear.

The experience of players and visitors is also an important factor that the organizers of the E3 exhibition must consider.

As the entertainment capital of the world and one of the most famous tourist cities in the world, the gambling city of Las Vegas naturally has an excellent reception capacity.

This is why many exhibitions like to be held in Las Vegas.

As the E3 exhibition continues to grow and receive more and more attention, it is only natural that it would be moved to a city with stronger reception capacity.

"It's not bad to go to Las Vegas. At least there's still something to do after the exhibition."

"Let's go play together then."

"no problem……"

Just like that, with the arrival of Michael Clayton, a party attended by Hollywood celebrities officially began under the night sky of Los Angeles.

Hideki Hanyu also began to greet the guests one by one.

"Michael, welcome to my party. Thank you CAA for your help to Yunshang Pictures."

This is Hideki Hanyu welcoming Michael Ovitz, president of the talent agency CAA.

"Katherine, you look so beautiful tonight, I hope you have fun."

This is what Hideki Hanyu said to female director Kathryn Bigelow.

After saying this, he extended his hand to the man next to Kathryn Bigelow.

"Director Cameron, welcome to my party. I really like your movie The Abyss last year. The special effects are very impressive."

Needless to say, this person is the future great director, James Cameron.

James Cameron was actually a little surprised to see Hideki Hanyu being so approachable.

Because James Cameron knows very well that although Hideki Hanyu is young, he is a powerful figure in Hollywood.

Not to mention that outside of Hollywood, Hideki Hanyu is not only a world-renowned famous writer, but also one of the world's top super-rich people.

And in America, in most cases, money is everything.

So no matter how his wife Kathryn Bigelow explained that Hideki Hanyu was not a person who was arrogant because of his talent, he still had some doubts in his heart.

Who makes him a talented "tyrant"?

After all, many times, success will make people lose their nature.

But now, Hideki Hanyu's performance was beyond his expectations.

However, Hideki Hanyu is so approachable, whether he is pretending or just like that in his nature, it is impossible for James Cameron to put on airs and act aloof.

Therefore, he spoke while shaking hands with Hideki Hanyu.

"It is my honor to be recognized by you. In fact, the outstanding special effects of The Abyss are also related to you."

"Oh?" Hanyu Hideki looked puzzled. James Cameron explained, "Because we used the rendering program of Pixar Studios, and Shenling Vision also provided great help in hardware. These two companies seem to have a relationship with you."

Hanyu Hideki suddenly realized, "I see, I am indeed an investor in these two companies, but I am only responsible for investing money, I am not good at technology."

“Without money, there is no technology.”

James Cameron said as if jokingly.

Hanyu Hideki agreed, "What Director Cameron said makes sense."

"Sir, just call me James." said James Cameron.

"Okay, James, please come in and we'll talk later."

After Hideki Hanyu invited James Cameron in, he welcomed a new visitor.

"Director Steven, welcome to my party. I've been a fan of yours since Jaws."

Just by listening to Hideki Hanyu's words, I knew it was Steven Spielberg who came.

Steven Spielberg's attitude towards Hideki Hanyu was not much different from that of James Cameron, and he was very polite.

"I am also a fan of Mr. Hanyu's books. If you ever want to adapt Brigitte, please consider me as the director."

Today, "Brigitte", the fantasy fairy tale written by Hideki Hanyu, has become a world-class children's book.

According to the incomplete statistics that Hideki Hanyu saw last time, the total global sales of "Brigitte" have already exceeded 50 million copies.

This work alone is enough to make Hideki Hanyu ascend to the altar of children's literature.

What is still lacking now is just the accumulation of time.

This is also why all publishing houses have confirmed this year that as long as he publishes a picture book, the Hans Christian Andersen Award will definitely give him the illustration award.

As for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, it does not mean that we do not recognize him.

Rather, this award can only be won once in a lifetime, and it recognizes the literary attainments and achievements of the winning writer throughout his or her lifetime.

Although he has been a writer for nine years which is not a short time, in the eyes of outsiders, he is still a little too young.

The award does not want to summarize his life now, so as not to affect Hideki Hanyu's future growth.

However, everyone knows that based on the book "Brigitte", the Andersen Award has basically reserved a place for Hideki Hanyu. Even if Hideki Hanyu stops writing books from now on, his name will sooner or later be among the winners.

So when Steven Spielberg said this to Hideki Hanyu, it was not because he was complimenting Hanyu because of his status, but most likely it was what he really thought.

After all, in terms of status in the world literary and art circles, Hideki Hanyu is now far above Steven Spielberg.

“If that day comes, I will definitely consider Director Steven.”

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he invited Steven Spielberg into the Red Maple Manor.

Because at this time, another group of guests arrived.

It was not someone else, but the MCA Global directors led by Lou Wasserman.

"Welcome to my party, Mr. Wasserman..."

Through Lou Wasserman's introduction, Hideki Hanyu got to know several directors of MCA Global.

When facing the "buyer" Hideki Hanyu, everyone's attitude was quite enthusiastic.

After all, after contacting Panasonic Group many times to raise the price to no avail, these people have come to realize that something probably went wrong with Panasonic in Japan and they no longer intend to continue competing with Hanyu Hideki.

Now, the only one who is willing to pay a high price is Hideki Hanyu.

In this situation, although they still wanted to increase the price a little, they also didn't want to scare Hanyu Hideki away.

After all, they have already tacitly agreed to reach a deal with Hideki Hanyu.

After welcoming these people, Alan Horn and Fred Weber followed closely.

Hanyu Hideki first said to Alan Horn, "The people from MCA Global have arrived. Please help me deal with them first."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki looked at Fred Webber again, "Steven Spielberg is here too, so you will be in charge of him."

Fred Weber answered first, "No problem, I'll take care of it."

Allen Horn urged, "You can stay up faster. I can't handle Lou Wasserman."

After all, Lou Wasserman is the godfather of the development of Hollywood images, and Alan Horn, who has not yet grown up, is far behind him in status.

Hanyu Hideki saw what Alan Horn was afraid of, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Relax, it won't be long before you're his immediate superior. Sooner or later you'll have to get used to it, otherwise how are you going to manage the company in the future?"

"Okay, I'll try my best," Alan Horn promised.

After these two people, several important Hollywood figures arrived.

Basically, they are senior executives of major film studios, large brokerage companies, and theater channel operators. Although there are also Hollywood stars, they are all male and female companions brought by the guests.

As for the stars who are eligible to receive an invitation from Hideki Hanyu, there is not a single one in Los Angeles right now.

At the party, Hideki Hanyu was socializing with people at the party and welcoming new guests, and he handled it with ease.

Just when he was talking to a guest, the assistant suddenly came up to him and whispered something in his ear.

Hanyu Hideki nodded after hearing this, and then said to the guest in front of him, "Sorry, I have something to do and I have to leave for a while."

Then he followed the assistant to the entrance of Red Maple Manor.

Here, Hideki Hanyu saw Bill Hart, who was dressed in a white suit and looked quite flashy, and was stopped outside the door by the security personnel of the service company.

The reason why Bill Hart was stopped was not because he didn't have an invitation, but because this guy brought three female companions at once, all of whom were unknown.

When Hideki Hanyu took a closer look, he realized that these three young girls were the newcomers he helped Bill Hart select during the day.
He immediately gave a helpless smile.

He invited this guy to the party to give him a chance to expand his network.

As for how the other party should thank him, that is a matter for later.

Who would have thought that this guy was so ignorant that he brought people directly to the party tonight.

Don’t you see what level of party this is? It’s impossible for these girls to come.

Hideki Hanyu looked at Bill Hart, who had an embarrassed smile on his face, and was about to tell him to send the three girls away.

The assistant suddenly ran over and whispered something quickly into Hanyu Hideki's ear.

When Hideki Hanyu heard this, he no longer cared about Bill Hart.

After saying, "Take them in quickly and make sure they don't run around," he turned and left.

Bill Hart was wondering why Hideki Hanyu suddenly ignored him.

The next moment, he saw two people, led by a waiter, just walked into the Red Maple Manor in the direction where Hanyu Hideki was walking.

Isn't that just like the former President of America and his wife who settled in Los Angeles after leaving office?

When Bill Hart saw these two people, he finally realized the level of Hideki Hanyu's party tonight, and he also understood how stupid it was for him to bring the three girls behind him.

In fact, not to mention Bill Hart, even Hanyu didn't expect this person to come to his party.

Although he settled in Los Angeles after leaving office and often appears at high-end parties in Hollywood, he does not attend every party invitation.

Hideki Hanyu's invitation to the other party was just a formality out of superficial courtesy.

Although he had attended the other party's fundraising dinner, he also provided some support in the selection of the current president under the other party's introduction.

But when it comes to relationships, it actually stops at the exchange of interests.

Who can make him know the future clearly? Now he is placing all his hopes on the man in Arkansas. His sister's previous investment in immigration was all in Arkansas.

But even so, since the other party was invited, he naturally had to take it seriously.

After all, even if he leaves office, he still has a great influence in America.

Hanyu Hideki stepped forward with a smile and welcomed them.

"Mr. Reagan, Mrs. Reagan, I'm glad you can come to my party."

"Mr. Hanyu, we are also very happy to receive your invitation."

"Please come in, there are many old friends here today, it should be a pleasant evening."

I slacked off on the coding, posted it early, and still have to work overtime at night.

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(End of this chapter)