Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 904: Cooperation between New Cinema Line and Xidu Group

"Hanyu-sensei, President Hirohashi said she'll be here soon."

On the top floor of Yunshang Entertainment headquarters, in the president’s office, Tomoe Ishihara informed Hideki Hanyu.

"I see."

Hanyu Hideki responded and turned to give instructions to Higuchi Kanako who had already put on her clothes.

"Go about your business."

Higuchi Kanako knew that the serious matters that Hanyu Hideki and Hirohashi Asako were going to discuss were not something she could listen to, so she sensibly agreed, "Yes, President, I'll take my leave first."

Seeing that Higuchi Kanako turned and left, Hanyu Hideki reminded her, "Oh, by the way, I will also go to the Toho banquet tonight. Please accompany me."

"Yes."

Kanako Higuchi agreed again, but this time there was a hint of joy on her face, and then she left Hideki Hanyu's office.

Not long after Kanako Higuchi left, Asako Hirohashi arrived at Hideki Hanyu's office.

As soon as they entered the room, Hirohashi Asako teased, "It's really rare that we can discuss things in Hanyu-san's office."

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said, "It seems that I will have to come to the company more often in the future."

Hirohashi Asako heard this, but immediately said, "Forget it, Hanyu-san's role outside is much greater than managing the company."

This is not that Hirohashi Asako is speaking for Hideki Hanyu, but Hideki Hanyu's "efforts" outside the company have indeed helped Yunshang Entertainment achieve tremendous development.

Asia Cinemas, overseas branches of various subsidiaries of Cloud Entertainment, Taiwan, South Korea, Asia Cloud Satellite TV and other overseas TV stations, and even all businesses in America.

All of these were done by Hideki Hanyu outside.

Seeing these achievements, Hirohashi Asako wished that Hideki Hanyu would be busy outside every day, so how could she really ask Hideki Hanyu to come back to manage the company?

"Well, this is what Qianzi-san said, and it just so happens that I don't like to stay in one place every day."

Hanyu Hideki followed up with another question, "Asako-san specially asked me to come here this time. There must be something important to tell you, right?"

"A few things, indeed."

As Hirohashi Asako was speaking, she and Hanyu Hideki had already sat on the sofa in the office.

Just then, Tomoe Ishihara brought tea to the two of them. After saying thank you, Hirohashi Asako continued to speak to Hanyu Hideki.

"First, there's news from Hollywood. The first film produced by Cloud Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures was officially released yesterday."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "Is it Anne & Alina directed by Kathryn Bigelow? Is there something wrong with the movie?"

This dual-female lead action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Connelly, literally called "Annie and Elena", can be considered a new work that was created because of Hideki Hanyu and has never appeared in another time and space.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu is still quite concerned about this movie.

After all, he really wanted to know whether the movie he chose would be successful if it was separated from the successful examples of his previous life.

So even though Hirohashi Asako didn't say the name, he immediately guessed it was this movie.

Hirohashi Asako shook her head and said, "There is nothing wrong with the movie itself. The media has given it very good reviews, and the CinemaScore has also reached an A.

According to incomplete statistics, the film's first-day box office has exceeded 4 million US dollars, and the marketing department estimates that the box office will be at least 90 million US dollars.

For now, it seems that our first answer after acquiring Universal Pictures is still very successful."

Hanyu Hideki asked doubtfully, "It sounds good, so what's the problem?"

"During the schedule."

Hirohashi Asako gave the answer first and then explained it in detail.

"Originally, in the North American schedule for this year, Yunshang Pictures had four important works to be released, including 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and 'Black Comedy', 'Anne & Alina', 'Die Hard 2', 'The 3rd Brutal Encounter', and 'Home Alone'.

But Universal Pictures also has more than ten movies scheduled for theaters.

Among the important projects, there is the third film in the "Back to the Future" series, "Bird on a Wire" starring Mel Gibson, which will be released in the summer.

The second part of the horror film series "Child's Play" will be released during the Halloween season.

Christmas movie 'Kindergarten Cop' starring Schwarzenegger."

At this point, Hirohashi Asako asked, "So, did Hanyu-san find out anything?"

"It seems that in every release period, Universal Pictures has a movie that conflicts with Cloud Pictures."

Hanyu Hideki's answer came out of his mouth.

Hirohashi Asako nodded, "Yes, this is what bothers me the most.

Before acquiring Universal Pictures, Cloud Pictures' filming and release plans did not take Universal Pictures' projects into consideration at all, and Universal Pictures would not consider Cloud Pictures either.

As a result, our schedule allocation has been severely disrupted.”

Hanyu Hideki asked, "So now that 'Anne & Alina' is released, has the problem been solved?"

Hideki Hanyu also had a headache about this unprecedented problem.

After all, during these important North American film schedules, the competition with other production companies is already fierce.

In this situation, if outsiders haven't taken any action yet but they start to scramble for it, I'm afraid the executives of other Hollywood studios will wake up laughing in their sleep at night.

The most important thing is that if the movies that Universal Pictures releases are all box office flops, then the worst that can happen to Hideki Hanyu is that he can force Universal Pictures' movies to give up their release dates.

However, among these Universal Pictures films, even the worst performing one after its release, "Bird on a Wire" starring Mel Gibson, had a total box office of more than 70 million US dollars.

The best performing film was "Back to the Future 3", which grossed over million US dollars.

The palms and backs of his hands are all made of flesh, and he would feel pain if he cut off either one.

Hirohashi Asako shook her head, "Anne & Alina was scheduled to be screened the earliest, so it will be released first for now. The next movie confirmed to be released at the end of the month is Back to the Future 3.

As for the rest, Alan Horn is still having a headache, especially after cleaning out many of Universal Pictures' senior executives, many of the remaining Universal Pictures' former senior executives are using this incident to oppose him."

Hanyu Hideki frowned. "It sounds like a really troublesome matter, but it must be resolved immediately. After all, if the release date cannot be confirmed, the early promotion cannot be carried out."

Hirohashi Asako said, “So Alan Horn hopes to talk to Hanyu-san in person.

There is no need for Hanyu-san to go to North America. The Cannes Film Festival will open on the 10th of this month. In order to promote Universal Pictures, Alan Horn will personally lead the team and hold a Universal Pictures special in Cannes on the 12th. Hanyu-san can just go to Cannes to meet him. "

Hanyu Hideki calculated the time. Today was the 6th, and it would take a day to get to Cannes. As long as he arrived in Cannes before the 12th, he should be able to handle the Neon business during that time. And since he was already in Cannes, he could take the opportunity to go to Paris to handle the "merger" of AIYI International and LVMH.

After all, it is not enough for Japan to take action on this matter alone. LVMH must also cooperate internally and have a good talk with Bernard Arnault at that time.

Having made up his mind, Hanyu Hideki agreed directly, "No problem, I will go to Cannes in person then."

"Then I'll leave this matter to Hanyu-san."

Hirohashi Asako finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he felt that this matter was very difficult, he had strong confidence in Hanyu Hideki, and always felt that with Hanyu Hideki taking action, any problem could be solved.

Next, Hirohashi Asako told Hanyu Hideki another thing.

"After nearly a year of integration, we have re-established a small cinema chain in Neon, in addition to the Crescent Cinema Chain. They are mainly small movie theaters, mainly used to distribute art films and restricted works."

Hanyu Hideki, who was drinking tea, almost spit out the tea when he heard this.

"Cough cough...

It turns out that in Asako-san's opinion, art films and restricted films in the Japanese film market are of the same type."

"Haha, what's the difference? Those so-called art films are full of meaningless plots. The length of the movie is filled with empty and long-winded dialogues and sex scenes."

Hearing Hirohashi Asako's complaints, Hanyu Hideki said helplessly, "Some art films are actually very profound and have great humanistic value, and we can't generalize them."

“In my opinion, as long as there is a market and it can make money, it is valuable, and it doesn’t matter whether it has connotation or not.

As for the so-called literature and art... hehe..."

Guangqiao Qianzi sneered, showing his disdain.

As a pure business manager, Guangqiao Qianzi never felt that the false fame brought by literature and art could be greater than the tangible benefits.

If some awards could not bring in profits, and if it were not for Shinsuke Ito's own persistence, Yunshang Entertainment would probably not pay any attention to the so-called "art and literature".

Of course, it may also be that Hirohashi Asako has been in the industry for too long and has stood too high, and knows too many so-called "artists" in the industry who are just using art to cover up their own despicable desires.

Putting aside those people's glamorous appearance, they are all thieves and prostitutes behind the scenes.

How many Japanese artists appear pure, lovely and elegant in front of others, but are actually violent, promiscuous, addicted to alcohol, gambling and drugs.

These people's public images may deceive ordinary people, but they cannot deceive Hirohashi Asako.

The high-pressure environment of the Japanese entertainment industry has made it a gathering place for many illegal drugs. It cannot be said that this is true for everyone, but the proportion has reached a terrifying level.

But what’s interesting is that all the artists who have signed contracts with Yunshang Entertainment since their debut are actually quite clean in this regard.

Firstly, Yunshang Entertainment has strict management and strong strength. Once an artist is discovered, they will be directly hidden and banned without mercy. They will not compromise because of the value of the artist, so everyone dare not cross the line.

Secondly, Yunshang Entertainment protects its artists better and rarely exposes them to threats and temptations in this regard. After all, many artists become addicted to drugs not of their own will.

Of course, the most important point is that Yunshang Entertainment is strong enough to provide sufficient resources to its artists and give them the best treatment in the industry.

In this case, the artists of Yunshang Entertainment do not have as much pressure as their peers, so naturally they do not need to rely on drugs to numb themselves.

It is precisely because of knowing all this that Hirohashi Asako believes that Hanyu Hideki, who is called a playboy by the media and is subject to all kinds of discussions about his private life, is actually a rare breath of fresh air in the circle.

She doesn't feel this way just because Hideki Hanyu is her good friend.

It’s not that she really agrees with Hideki Hanyu’s attitude towards relationships.

But in comparison, it is surprising that Hideki Hanyu, who has such high net worth, status and power, is just a playboy in private. He is indeed so "clean" that it makes people feel uncomfortable.

This is also why, even though Hanyu Hideki has been famous for so many years, many media outlets have been digging deep into the matter, but they can only use the Playboy as an excuse to hype it up.

Even Weekly Bunshun, which is usually fearless and unscrupulous, cannot change Hanyu Hideki's public image no matter how many revelations it makes.

After all, in Japan, for writers like Hanyu Hideki, let alone being unmarried, even if they are married and are involved in a sex scandal, the public will not take it seriously.

What's more, Hideki Hanyu is not only unmarried, but also a super golden bachelor with huge influence, countless supporters, and the world's richest man.

When other male public figures are involved in sex scandals, public opinion in most cases criticizes the men and sympathizes with the women.

But in the case of Hideki Hanyu, whenever there is a love affair scandal between him and a woman, it is the woman who will be criticized by the media and the public, who will make all kinds of comments on whether the woman is worthy of Hideki Hanyu.

There are even many extreme fans of Hideki Hanyu who believe that there is no woman in the world who is worthy of Hideki Hanyu.

Once the media breaks out a scandal related to Hideki Hanyu, they will directly launch malicious attacks on the heroine of the scandal.

Writing letters, making phone calls, and even directly blocking and insulting people offline can happen.

At the gate of Yunshang Entertainment headquarters, Hirohashi Asako often saw extreme fans of Hideki Hanyu holding signs that read something like "XXXX, you only deserve to be toyed with by Mr. Hanyu, please don't dream of anything else!"

Of course, these are still the words on the signs that are not too excessive. There are some more excessive words, such as "You are only fit to be a XX" or "You are just a meat XX", which Hirohashi Asako herself does not want to recall.

Although he is not an artist, Hideki Hanyu is always among the fans who wait outside Yunshang Entertainment every day.

This is why Hideki Hanyu does not often appear at the Yunshang Entertainment headquarters, otherwise the number of people would be even greater.

Thinking of this, Hirohashi Asako suddenly felt that her thoughts had drifted a little far away, so she quickly pulled them back and told Hanyu Hideki another thing.

"After the new cinema chain was established, Taiji Oshima, president of the Xidu Group, contacted me immediately, hoping to cooperate with the new cinema chain."

Hanyu Hideki was surprised, "The works of Xidu Group are only sold as videotapes, and they have to be covered with an overseas vest. How can they be directly released in theaters?"

Although the new cinema chain that Hirohashi Asako mentioned will release restricted movies.

But the restricted level here actually refers to the pink movies produced by Nikkatsu, which is equivalent to the third-level movies in Hong Kong and the R-rated movies in North America.

It is definitely not the type of company that uses real weapons like the Xidu Group.

Although Neon is a strange country, there are still some restrictions. Even if it looks like just taking off pants to fart, formal enterprises still have to abide by them on the surface.

Hirohashi Asako replied, "President Oshima's explanation is that he will have the Saito Group shoot a special film for theatrical release."

Hanyu Hideki said with emotion, "That guy is really a talent. It was indeed the right decision to recruit him from Nikkatsu."

But just as Hanyu Hideki finished expressing his feelings, Hirohashi Asako followed up with another piece of news that surprised Hanyu Hideki.

"In fact, it's not just the new cinema line. Taiji Oshima has also contacted the president of Cloud Satellite TV, Koichi Minato, and wants to lease the satellite signal of Cloud Satellite TV to create an adult satellite TV channel."

"My goodness, he wants the teacher to go to heaven!"

(End of this chapter)