Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 880 Add a Butterfly
“It’s such a joy not to have to worry about life as a journalist.”

In the afternoon, at Baisha Bay Manor, Hideki Hanyu was lying on a beach chair under a parasol, facing the sea, enjoying the gentle sea breeze, with an expression that was indescribably comfortable.

Next to Hideki Hanyu, Marco, who rarely changed out of his black suit, put on the floral shirt and beach pants suggested by Hanyu, and looked equally relaxed.

However, after hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Marco glanced at the scene on the beach and felt that what really made Hanyu Hideki happy was not the life without reporters.

After all, in the past, his boss was not necessarily afraid of media reporters.

In Marco's opinion, what really made Hideki Hanyu happy were probably the female artists who were shooting outdoor scenes in the afternoon light.

Young and beautiful girls, wearing cute, sexy or conservative swimsuits, show off their beauty and youth.

Especially right in front of them, there were several hot female artists in bikinis, who were divided into two groups to do a beach volleyball themed photo shoot. The "scenery" of them jumping around made Hanyu Hideki unable to take his eyes off them.

Marco found that his boss seemed to have no intention of concealing his gaze and interest, and admired him openly and unscrupulously.

After discovering this, those admired female artists will not dodge or hide, nor will they feel embarrassed. Instead, they will fully display their advantages and charm to Hanyu Hideki.

It was clear that after these women got over the initial nervousness of meeting Hanyu Hideki, they finally realized what a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this trip was.

An opportunity to get close to Hideki Hanyu, an opportunity that may allow you to take a shortcut in life.

After all, who among those who can enter this circle and decide to stay here doesn’t want to succeed? Who doesn’t want to gain both fame and fortune?
After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he saw that Marco didn't respond at all, and immediately said with annoyance, "I should have brought Yukio-san with me earlier. Marco, you are so boring."

Marco said seriously, "Boss, you know I love my wife very much and value my family very much."

"Come on, I'm just admiring the beauty, why do you have to be so serious?"

Hanyu Hideki said this, and seeing that Marco still looked serious, he immediately raised his hand and said, "Okay, it's my fault. I shouldn't talk about this with a good man."

Just at this moment, Machiko, holding Nako Lulu, walked over and said to Hanyu Hideki, "Sir, dinner is ready."

"The first meal in Hawaii, this is a barbecue feast that everyone is looking forward to. Don't miss it!"

Hideki Hanyu, who had completely entered into vacation mode, stood up and invited others to have dinner.

Including the female artists who were filming, Michimi Iijima who was supervising on the scene, and Rie Miyazawa and Saori Hirohashi who were taken by Kaoru Chiba to the nearby water park to play.

Soon, an open-air barbecue dinner officially began in a pergola under the shade of trees in Baisha Bay Manor.

There were only a few people at the table where Hideki Hanyu was sitting besides him, including Machiko who was taking care of the little female cat, Miyazawa Rie, Hirohashi Saori, and Iijima Michi who was chatting with Hideki Hanyu.

As the meal was coming to an end, his assistant Chiba Xun suddenly handed him the phone.

"Hanyu-sensei, it's President Hirohashi."

Hanyu Hideki took the phone and asked, "Asaka-san, are you calling because you miss your daughter?"

After hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, the two girls next to him knew that it was Hirohashi Asako calling, so they immediately put down their food and looked at Hanyu Hideki with anticipation.

At this time, Hirohashi Asako's voice sounded from the other end of the phone, "Has Hanyu-san arrived in Hawaii?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I arrived this morning and am enjoying a delicious outdoor barbecue dinner now."

Hirohashi Asako smiled and said, "What Hanyu-san said makes me a little moved."

Hanyu Hideki said, "If you're interested, come and meet us after the press conference tomorrow. Maybe you can even make it to Rie-chan's birthday party."

Hirohashi Asako said helplessly, "It's too late. The press conference will be held at 2 pm. And because there are some minor problems with the acquisition, I can't leave after it's over. Do I need to stay in Los Angeles for a few more days?"

"Small problem?" Hanyu Hideki immediately sat up and asked, "What happened? Alan Horn told me that everything was going well."

"It was really just a minor issue, mainly about the integration of the Globe Theatre and Crescent Cinemas. Some former senior executives were dissatisfied with the job changes and their rights were damaged, so they reported us to the union."

After hearing Hirohashi Asako's explanation, Hanyu Hideki showed a look of enlightenment.

He didn't expect that the entire MCA Universal was split up, and the new Universal Pictures had such major personnel changes and power divisions, but it didn't cause much noise.

As a result, several Universal cinemas were merged into Crescent Cinemas for unified management, but an unexpected situation occurred.

This kind of thing may seem small, but if you are not careful when handling it, it is very likely to be caught by someone with ulterior motives and used to turn a small matter into a big one.

After all, in the American entertainment industry, especially in Hollywood, unions are something that cannot be avoided.

These guys who claim to be working for the benefit of members but are actually full of selfish calculations are as difficult to deal with as dog-skin plasters.

So Hanyu Hideki hurriedly told Hirohashi Asako, "This matter can be big or small. Asako-san doesn't know much about North America, so it's best to let someone special handle it. Don't let Universal do it, let AMC Theaters do it. Their public relations department has someone special to take care of this kind of thing."

When it comes to cinema matters, cinema chains are naturally the most professional.

What’s more, the “protection fees” that AMC pays to the union every year are not paid in vain, and now is the critical moment for them to play a role.

"Don't worry, Hanyu-san. I understand all of this. The reason I stayed here is to coordinate with AMC to handle this matter. This matter is more important to AMC than you might think."

As soon as Hirohashi Asako said those last words that seemed to have a profound meaning, Hanyu Hideki immediately understood something.

It seems that this matter not only involves the problems of the Globe Theatre, but also involves the management problems of the senior management of AMC Theaters in North America.

Since Crescent Cinemas acquired AMC Theaters, as its control over North American theaters has become increasingly stronger, the Crescent Cinemas board of directors has been very dissatisfied with the non-cooperation of AMC Theaters' North American management in many cases.

It seems that Hirohashi Asako is planning to take advantage of the Globe Theater incident to cause some trouble for AMC Cinemas' North American management.

Thinking of this, he immediately told Guangqiao Qianzi, "If there is anything that requires my intervention, Qianzi-san please contact me in time."

"If you need Hanyu-san to step in, I won't be polite."

Hirohashi Asako naturally would not treat Hanyu Hideki as an outsider.

Then she asked, "The children are next to Hanyu-san, let me talk to them."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki handed the phone to the two girls.

While the mother and her two daughters were talking, Hideki Hanyu finished the food in front of him in a few bites and ended the barbecue dinner.

The evening breeze was blowing gently, so Hanyu Hideki decided to take a stroll along the coastal road.

However, when he came back from his stroll and was about to go to the water house to rest at night, he ran into two young girls wearing bikinis and gauze clothes.

Hanyu Hideki took a look and found both her hot body and beautiful face very familiar.

It seemed that there were two female artists who were taking photos of a beach volleyball theme in front of him in the afternoon.

To be precise, she is a print model for a certain agency.

Both of them have obvious mixed-race elements in their looks, and their figures are not as petite as traditional Japanese girls. Instead, they have the proportions of South American girls, big where they should be big, and curvy where they should be curvy.

No wonder Hideki Hanyu was so impressed.

Under the cover of night, when Hanyu Hideki passed by the two girls, the two girls happened to fall forward because of playing with each other and rushed straight towards Hanyu Hideki.

Looking at the undisguised hope in the two girls' eyes and their obvious and deliberate actions, Hanyu Hideki was too lazy to complain about their poor acting skills.

But then again, this kind of thing only happens to the willing.

The scumbag didn't bring a female companion on this vacation and didn't want to stay alone in the empty room, so he thought that these two hooks in front of him might be enough to bite.

So when faced with the two girls rushing towards him, Hideki Hanyu stretched out his arms and held them.

Seeing this, the two girls immediately fell into Hanyu Hideki's arms.

"Two beauties, please be careful when walking at night."

As Hanyu Hideki called out, the two women reluctantly left Hanyu Hideki's arms, and began to express their gratitude to Hanyu Hideki with artificial expressions and exaggerated acting.

And began to introduce herself, "President Hanyu, we are contracted models of Stardust Communication Agency, I am..."

But before he could start talking, Hanyu Hideki interrupted him.

"None of this matters. I think it's a bit of a waste to chat here on such a nice night. Why don't we go to my water house for a drink and get to know each other slowly?"

“It’s our pleasure!”

Just like that, when Hideki Hanyu returned to the water house, he was surrounded by two more charming beauties.

However, Hideki Hanyu, who entered the water house with two girls in his arms while chatting and laughing, did not notice that after he closed the door, another girl slowly walked out from under the shadow of the tree not far from the water house.

It was not someone else, but Noriko Sakai, who had tried to talk to Hanyu Hideki several times but failed.

Just now, Noriko Sakai, who saw Hanyu Hideki leaving alone, finally mustered up the courage to come here and wait for Hanyu Hideki.

However, he didn't expect that Hanyu Hideki, who was alone when he went out, would be surrounded by two girls when he came back.

In this situation, Noriko Sakai could only hide behind a tree in panic and watch Hideki Hanyu take the two girls back to the room.

……

April 6th,

Rie Miyazawa celebrated her seventeenth birthday.

At the same time, far away in Los Angeles, an important press conference that attracted the attention of the entire world entertainment industry was held at 100: p.m. at the Universal Pictures headquarters at Plaza Street in Universal City, California.

Although colleagues in the industry and major media outlets knew what Universal Pictures was going to announce today, they all came to the scene without any prior arrangement.

As the press conference began, the host formally introduced the main personnel attending the press conference to all the media present.

“Please welcome Mr. Alan Horn, President of Universal Pictures.

Please welcome Mr. Fred Webber, Chief Production Officer of Universal Pictures.

Please welcome Mr. Lou Wasserman, CEO of Globo Television.

Please welcome Universal Music CEO, Ms. Lauren Feigel.

Please welcome the CEO of Universal Studios..."

Following the host's introduction, the people introduced came out one by one and sat in their seats on the stage.

Hearing these new, familiar, yet somewhat unfamiliar company names, the media reporters gradually became excited.

Because these names alone are enough to prove that the former MCA Universal is obviously no longer in existence. Although they already knew that MCA Universal had changed hands, they did not expect that what awaited Universal was not the status quo like Columbia, but a thorough split and reorganization.

After introducing the global management team of Xin, the host also introduced two important figures who appeared at the end.

“Please welcome Ms. Hirohashi Asako, President of Yunshang Entertainment Media Group.

Please welcome Mr. Joseph Stern, General Manager of America Entertainment Investments, who is also the current Chairman of Universal Pictures. "

Joseph Stern is an old friend of Hideki Hanyu in Washington DC. He is the general manager of America Entertainment Investments and the chairman of Universal Pictures. He is completely acting as a shield for Hideki Hanyu.

Of course, for someone like Joseph Stern who makes a living by fame, he is also happy to do this kind of thing.

What's more, Hideki Hanyu was willing to offer him two generous remunerations.

If Karl Mapp had not been unable to get away and his identity as the head of a lobbying company was not suitable for too much exposure, Hanyu Hideki would definitely have given this position to Karl Mapp.

After the two of them finally sat down, the media reporters at the scene were a little dazed.

They originally thought that it was Cloud Entertainment that acquired MCA Universal, but where did this America Entertainment Investment Company come from?
Why did the general manager of this company become the chairman of Universal Pictures?
There were too many unexpected things, which made the media on site confused, but also made them look forward to the press conference.

Amid the reporters' anticipation, Lou Wasserman spoke first.

“Good afternoon, friends from the media. I am Lou Wasserman. Now, as the former chairman of MCA Universal, I will give you a brief update on the latest situation of Universal.

As you have seen, not long ago, after careful consideration, the MCA Universal Board of Directors decided to accept the joint offer from America Entertainment Investments and Cloud Entertainment Media Group to sell all shares of MCA Universal.

In this acquisition..."

With Lou Wasserman's introduction, all the media reporters at the scene finally figured out what happened after MCA Universal was acquired.

As Lou Wasserman's introduction ended, the press conference entered the media interview session.

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times got the first interview opportunity and stood up and asked,
"I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, and I want to confirm something with Mr. Joseph Stern."

Joseph Stern gestured, "Please go ahead."

“According to Mr. Lou Wasserman, the main controller of the acquisition of MCA Universal was not Cloud Entertainment Media Group, but Mr. Stern’s America Entertainment Investment Company.

Am I right in understanding that after the split, Universal Pictures is now controlled by America Entertainment Investments?"

Joseph Stern replied, "Indeed."

Joseph Stern's answer is actually not true. At least in the cases of Universal Music and Universal Studios, America Entertainment Investments has lost its controlling stake due to mergers and acquisitions after the split and other cooperation.

In order to facilitate unified management, the several companies after the split also had complex cross-holdings, which is impossible to explain in a short time.

Of course, the reason for doing this is nothing more than going around in circles to get Hanyu Hideki to switch from his left hand to his right hand.

"Mr. Stern, can you please share the detailed information about America Entertainment Investments? For example, who are its investors and its other businesses? After all, we are all very curious about this company."

The reporter continued to ask questions.

But how could Joseph Stern tell reporters?

“Sorry, in order to protect the privacy of investors, I cannot answer questions about the identity of investors.

All I can tell you is that America Entertainment Investments, Inc. is an American company registered in Texas.

As for the company's business, in addition to the joint acquisition of MCA Universal, we are also negotiating an investment in the Blockbuster video rental chain."

Joseph Stern's words shocked the media at the scene.

Blockbuster is now the world's largest home video entertainment provider. Its market value is probably even more exaggerated than that of Universal Pictures. America Entertainment Investments cannot be a simple role as it can take on such a behemoth.

The reason why Joseph Stern said this was naturally because it was arranged in advance by Hideki Hanyu.

As Blockbuster grew bigger and bigger, he considered separating Blockbuster from Genie Entertainment very early on.

One reason is for future development plans, so that it is convenient to cash out when this industry is declining and run away with resources in advance to switch to the streaming media business.

Secondly, it is also to help America Entertainment Investment Company create a smoke screen and share the cake with the investors behind America Entertainment Investment Company.

For Hideki Hanyu, there is no end to making money.

Therefore, spending money and tying more people to his chariot of interests is more important to him than making money.

As soon as today's press conference begins, America Entertainment Investment Company will definitely receive a lot of exposure. Given the curiosity of the media, they will definitely delve deeper into the company's background.

By then, if one or two names are dug out, it will probably scare away many people who are interested.

Joseph Stern's answer ended and the press conference continued.

Next, the reporters' questions were varied.

Some are concerned about this acquisition, some are concerned about the split and reorganization of Universal Pictures, some are concerned about Universal Pictures' future filming plans, and some are concerned about why the management of Yunshang Pictures was absorbed to take charge of Universal Pictures.

All in all, journalists were very interested in the new Universal Pictures.

The press conference started at 2 p.m. and ended four hours later.

By the time Hirohashi Asako hurried back to her residence and called to wish Miyazawa Rie a happy birthday, everyone at Baisha Bay Manor had already finished eating the birthday cake.

Hideki Hanyu happened to be on the phone, asking about the press conference.

When Hanyu Hideki heard Hirohashi Asako say this.

"With Hanyu-san's America Entertainment Investment Company as a shield, I have a lot of free time today. I don't think Japanese public opinion will be too crazy."

He immediately poured cold water on her, saying, "It's impossible for Qianzi to return to Japan and have a leisurely life. This trick can only fool ordinary people. Smart people will definitely see the problem.

After all, Shield seems to have a controlling stake, but the actual control is in the hands of Yunshang Entertainment, which is very unreasonable no matter how you look at it.

And for the sake of Cloud Entertainment’s influence, we also need to seize this opportunity to promote it in Japan, so that Japanese public opinion will believe that Cloud Entertainment controls Universal Pictures.”

Hirohashi Asako asked in confusion, "Since you are going to promote it this way, why do you have to go through so much trouble, Hanyu-san? Wouldn't it be better to just make the acquisition public with your identity?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "No, just look at how Sony was treated. It's better not to be too high-profile when investing in America at this stage."

Hirohashi Asako asked, "Then how long do we have to wait before we can be high-profile?"

"Wait until a superpower emerges that attracts more American hatred."

"Will there be one?"

"There will be."

……

During this phone call, Hideki Hanyu and Asako Hirohashi not only discussed the Universal Pictures press conference, but also talked about the problems of AMC Cinemas and the future development arrangements of the company.

The sky outside the window also changed from red at sunset to a bright moon in the sky.

After hanging up the phone, Hanyu Hideki saw that Miyazawa Rie and Hirohashi Saori had gone back to their rooms to sleep, so he also planned to go back to his own water house to rest.

But before going back, he planned to call the two girls from last night.

Although he couldn't even remember the names of the two girls, he was still quite satisfied with the service they provided last night.

But just as Hanyu Hideki approached the holiday home where the two girls were resting, a man suddenly walked out in front of him.

Hanyu Hideki took a closer look and asked in confusion, "Fazi, why are you not sleeping so late? What are you doing here?"

That’s right, the person who suddenly appeared in front of Hanyu Hideki was not someone else, but Noriko Sakai.

Noriko Sakai did not answer Hanyu Hideki's question, but asked, "Is President Hanyu going to look for **** and ****?"

After hearing the two names mentioned by Noriko Sakai, Hanyu Hideki suddenly said, "So these are their names."

Then he frowned and looked at Noriko Sakai, "No matter who I look for, it seems to have nothing to do with Noriko, right?"

Faced with Hanyu Hideki's obviously serious tone, Noriko Sakai did not back down, because the pain and suffering of not being able to get the love she wanted was almost driving the girl crazy.

Noriko Sakai took a few steps forward and said directly to Hanyu Hideki, "Sir, if they can do it, I can do it too."

As she spoke, Noriko Sakai gently took off the clothes she was wearing.

Under the bright moonlight, the girl's body is as white as the moonlight.

"Am I not as good as them?"

In response to Noriko Sakai's questioning, Hideki Hanyu stepped forward, picked up the clothes on the ground, and put them on the girl again.

He looked seriously into the girl's eyes and spoke slowly.

"I can give them what they want, but I can't give you what you want."

But the next moment, the girl went straight into Hanyu Hideki's arms, hugged Hanyu Hideki tightly with both arms, and said in a gentle and firm voice.

"I don't want anything but my husband."

The scumbag sighed, "Ah...why is it so difficult for me to be a good man?"

"Sir..." The girl looked up and gazed at him affectionately.

"Then as you wish."

Under the cover of night, the scumbag bent down, picked up Noriko Sakai, and strode towards the water house.

After a while, Hanyu Hideki said in an unexpected tone in the water house.

"Why do you have my name tattooed here?"

"Because I will always belong to you, sir."

"It's a good idea, but the name alone is too monotonous. How about adding a butterfly?"

(End of this chapter)