Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 907 Becoming the one who shares the cake

"President..."

"President..."

“President Hanyu…”

As soon as Hideki Hanyu walked into the hall where the Toho celebration banquet was held, several people came forward and bowed to him.

Among them are Toho's reception staff, as well as Yunshang Film and Television employees who participated in the cooperative film and were invited to attend the event tonight, as well as Yunshang Entertainment artists who participated in the film.

As for the artists other than Yunshang Entertainment, although they wanted to cling to Hanyu Hideki's thighs immediately, they all knew their identities and no one dared to come up and disturb Hanyu Hideki.

In response to the respect of the Toho reception staff and the cautiousness of the Yunshang Entertainment employees, Hanyu Hideki simply nodded slightly.

As for Kanako Higuchi who was following Hideki Hanyu, she tried hard to maintain her posture and did not want to make any mistakes at this time.

Although Kanako Higuchi understood that these people behaved like this for the sake of showing off to Hideki Hanyu who was beside them.

But at this moment, she was standing next to Hanyu Hideki. As Hanyu Hideki's female companion in public, she couldn't help but feel that these people were also "complimenting" her.

Look at the person in front of you...

The person in charge of receiving Hideki Hanyu at Toho was Toho's vice president and head of the planning department.

On the other hand, Yunshang Film and Television is also the second-in-charge of the foreign investment department, and there is also a senior predecessor who serves as the deputy director of the crew.

When these people see artists in the circle on a daily basis, they all look down on them, shout and scream, feeling superior to them, acting like the black men behind the scenes.

But at this time, when these people bent down in front of Hanyu Hideki, their heads seemed to hang down to the ground, and they spoke in a whisper.

His servile, cautious and respectful behavior was completely different from what Higuchi Kanako had seen him in the past.

In this situation, even if these people did not do what she did, Kanako Higuchi still felt an irrepressible sense of satisfaction and joy in her heart.

This feeling is unprecedented.

It is a feeling of vanity being filled as never before.

In just a moment, she had a deeper understanding of "success".

He also developed an extremely strong desire to continue standing beside Hanyu Hideki.

After all, if people have never experienced some things and never felt some heights personally, they will not demand them.

But once you have touched and tasted it, who would be willing to descend from the clouds to the dust?

Hanyu Hideki did not notice the change in Higuchi Kanako's mood.

Of course, he wouldn't care at all.

He looked at Toho's vice president and asked, "Will President Matsuoka Isao be there tonight?"

"I'm very sorry, Yunshang Entertainment did not inform us that you would be attending tonight's event, so President Matsuoka planned to arrive only when the event was halfway through."

After the Toho vice president finished explaining, he immediately added, "But I have already notified President Matsuoka, and he is on his way. Please wait for a moment, President Hanyu."

Hanyu Hideki said, "I see. I'll wait a while then."

The vice president of Dongbao asked carefully, "President Hanyu, other heads of investment companies of the production committee have arrived tonight. Do you need me to introduce them to you?"

Hideki Hanyu himself is not interested in this kind of communication.

Although he is the head of a cooperative company, it is obvious that most of them are just professional managers from agencies and production companies.

In terms of status alone, these people are not qualified to deal with him.

The person who should actually socialize with them is the representative from Yunyinghua who came to attend the event, who is also the second-in-command of the investment department of Yunyinghua.

If it weren't for finding a reason to meet with Toho President Matsuoka Isao, Hanyu Hideki would not have come to an event of this level.

So Hanyu Hideki's answer was, "No need, I came here today to meet President Matsuoka Isao, you can continue with your work."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki walked into the banquet venue, walked around aimlessly, and asked the second-in-command of the Yunshang Film Investment Department who was following him about some topics of interest.

As for Kanako Higuchi, even though Hanyu Hideki did not ask her to do so, she still stayed by Hanyu Hideki's side.

This woman obviously knew that Hanyu Hideki was the most valuable target at the event tonight, and now that she had finally gotten close to him, she must not let go easily.

However, the wind will not stop even if it wants to calm down.

The appearance of a great figure like Hideki Hanyu is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if he says he is not interested in other people, there are still people who want to get close to him.

Needless to say, the heads of those partners all came to try to establish a relationship with Hideki Hanyu and get close to him, claiming that they had previously cooperated with Yunshang Entertainment.

It would be fine if these people were just socializing, but they all tried to "please him", and every time they spoke they would bring a young and beautiful woman with them, specifically to attack his "weak spots".

Moreover, these people even use the same rhetoric, saying that they have always admired President Hanyu and hope that if there is a chance, President Hanyu will give them more guidance and care.

How to give instructions? How to take care of them?

The "simple" scumbag said he didn't understand.

And didn’t these guys see that he was accompanied by a female companion, Kanako Higuchi, today?

As expected, Kanako Higuchi is still not important enough!

Kanako Higuchi stood beside him and saw those women flirting with him in various ways when they were introduced. She looked as if she was about to bite her teeth, but she did not scare these pursuers who wanted to make advances at all.

During this period, Hideki Hanyu also saw many familiar faces.

For example, at the last New Year reception of Yunshang Entertainment, the actress Akiho Chido from Tokyo Love Story came to ask him for his autograph by bringing his work.

And Arimori Yami, who was also a supporting actress in Tokyo Love Story and lost a lot of money to Sato Kyoko.

Hanyu Hideki vaguely remembered that Yoshida Makiko once boasted that she would introduce Arimori Yami to him, but she ultimately failed to do so.

The former, Akiho Sendoh, was brought by Yukio Moriyama, the president of Artist House Pyramid.

The latter is Mori Yami, who also came to get close to Hanyu Hideki under the leadership of the president of his agency SPACE CRAFT.

It can be seen that both of them were brought by the president of the agency to Toho's event to build relationships and look for resources. This is also a common way of survival for small brokerage agencies in Japan.

What makes Hideki Hanyu curious is that after Yunshang Entertainment acquired the copyright of the original manga by Fumi Shibamon from Shogakukan, "Tokyo Love Story" has started the preparatory work before filming this year.

Logically speaking, if these two people would join the crew of "Tokyo Love Story" like in their previous life, they would mention this drama at this time.

However, from the conversations of the two presidents, Hanyu Hideki did not hear any relevant topics.

The only possible reason for this could be the unexpected impact brought about by his butterfly.

Due to the plot of the original fans in the previous life, Hanyu Hideki thinks it would be better for the original crew to shoot the film if possible.

If the general tone of the script is controlled, the original cast will have a greater chance of success.

Avoid the fact that a masterpiece that opened the golden age of Japanese dramas in another time and space would fail in his hands.

So after meeting the presidents of the two women's agencies, Hanyu Hideki asked Ishihara Chie to leave their business cards, and planned to go to Yunshang Filming to learn about the preparation progress of "Tokyo Love Story".

Just when he finished dealing with these people, Toho President Matsuoka Isao also arrived at the banquet.

"I didn't know that President Hanyu would be attending the event tonight, so I was very sorry for not being able to greet him."

The first thing Matsuoka Isao did when he met Hanyu Hideki was to apologize.

Hanyu Hideki said politely, "I am sorry for disturbing President Matsuoka without consulting him."

Having made Hanyu Hideki wait for so long, Matsuoka Isao did not avoid being long-winded. After a few polite words, he asked directly, "President Hanyu, you came here specifically to see me, but what do you want to discuss?"

Hanyu Hideki looked around and said, "President Matsuoka, I think it would be better to talk somewhere else."

"I was inconsiderate. President Hanyu, please follow me."

Matsuoka Isao said this, extending his hand to Hanyu Hideki as an invitation.

"please."

Hanyu Hideki then walked out of the banquet hall with Matsuoka Isao. Higuchi Kanako wanted to follow them but was stopped by Ishihara Chie.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Higuchi, Mr. Hanyu is going to talk about something that is not convenient for outsiders to be present."

After being stopped, Kanako Higuchi looked at Hideki Hanyu with expectation in her beautiful eyes.

Although Hanyu Hideki did not feel Higuchi Kanako's gaze, he heard Ishihara Tomoe's words.

But he did not react at all and left with Matsuoka Isao.

After that, Hideki Hanyu did not appear at any part of the entire celebration banquet.

Even Matsuoka Isao, who had promised to attend, never showed up.

This made many guests attending the banquet feel extremely regretful, especially those female artists who had admired him.

After all, Hideki Hanyu rarely appears, but they gained nothing.

By the time Hideki Hanyu reappeared and walked out of the hotel, the banquet had already ended. Both the guests who attended the banquet and the media reporters at the hotel entrance had left.

"Boss, please get in the car."

At the hotel entrance, Marco opened the door of the Rolls-Royce for Hideki Hanyu.

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I want to walk alone."

After saying that, he walked straight out.

He wanted to be alone and think carefully about the conversation he had just had with Matsuoka Isao.

Just now in a small conference room on the second floor of the hotel, Hideki Hanyu and the old fox Matsuoka Isao started a back-and-forth tug-of-war.

Of course, Hanyu Hideki would not say it directly: From now on, you all follow me, and I can take you to eat delicious food and drink delicious drinks overseas, but the condition is that you have to respect me as the boss in Japan.

As Hirohashi Asako said, that is a very long-term goal.

Hideki Hanyu does not mind giving up some of his interests in exchange for Yunshang Entertainment's position in Neon.

But any manager who can reach a position like Matsuoka Isao is a shrewd person. Sometimes, simply giving them benefits will arouse their vigilance.

Therefore, if they want to subtly tie these people to the chariot of Yunshang Entertainment, they should not make concessions at the beginning, but should make it seem that they want to take advantage of the cooperation.

From the very beginning, Hideki Hanyu started with Toho's important IP, expressing his desire to obtain the filming rights of Toho's IP in Hollywood.

This beginning directly led Matsuoka Isao into it.

Matsuoka Isao was naturally unwilling to simply sell the copyright, and directly stated that he was willing to cooperate but not to sell the copyright.

Then Hideki Hanyu started negotiations, seemingly wanting to take advantage but actually wanting to facilitate cooperation.

Matsuoka Isao happily put forward a lot of conditions, and Hanyu Hideki refuted each of them with great force. This approach actually eliminated Matsuoka Isao's vigilance.

Of course, in such a short time, the two sides only reached a preliminary agreement.

We definitely need to sit down and discuss in detail how to authorize, how to cooperate, and how to distribute benefits.

What Hideki Hanyu was thinking about at this time was how to make this matter seamlessly.

How to make Dongbao gradually rely on Yunshang Entertainment while also taking the lead for other Japanese production companies.

In the long run, we still need to "motivate others with benefits."

Today, Hideki Hanyu is not afraid to give up his interests, because making money is not his primary purpose.

His long-term goal is to become someone who shares the cake.

Although the subsequent details still need to be carefully considered, today's conversation with Matsuoka Isao is a good start for Hideki Hanyu's plan, so Hideki Hanyu is in a good mood now.

Just as he was thinking about what to do next, suddenly, a strange sound of footsteps was heard from the hotel behind him.

It seems like he is running, but the way he runs seems a little awkward.

Having his thoughts interrupted, Hideki Hanyu looked back curiously, but at this time he had already walked out of the hotel and came to the dark corner, separated from the hotel area by a wall.

Because he was on the other side of the corner, blocked by the wall, and affected by the dim night, he did not see who made the footsteps.

The footsteps gradually approached, and the bodyguards around him also took a alert stance.

But as a male voice said, "If you run again, expect the debt collection company to come to your door again," the footsteps stopped abruptly before they even turned the corner.

Hideki Hanyu felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.

But before he could recall, another voice came to his mind.

"I'm sorry, I really can't do that."

The voice sounded panic, helpless, and had a faint cry. It was a female voice that was also somewhat familiar.

But Hideki Hanyu couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

At this time, the male voice sounded again.

"Can't do it? Have you forgotten your mother who is still in the hospital? Have you forgotten that you still owe a foreign debt that you can't repay?
Do you want me to stop paying your mother's hospital bills, or do you want me to hand you over to the debt collectors?"

"I can work hard to make money for you. I will try my best. Please..."

The female voice was interrupted by the male voice before she could finish her beg for mercy.

"Don't tell me about working hard! You debuted at the age of sixteen, but you have not only achieved nothing but also owed a lot of debts. Your efforts are worthless to me."

"But I did this to treat my mother's illness..."

The female voice was interrupted again. "Don't tell me that. My agency is not a charity. Go back and apologize to President Yamamoto, and then get the advertising contract from his agency. Otherwise, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

"President, I...I don't want to accompany President Yamamoto." The female voice continued to beg.

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he was no longer interested in listening to these two familiar voices, no matter who they belonged to.

This is obviously another pillow business incident in the Japanese entertainment industry.

This kind of thing is rare in the Japanese entertainment industry, but it is not uncommon either.

Some girls dream of entering this circle and one day standing on the stage, attracting everyone's attention and gaining both fame and fortune.

But most of the time, what awaits them is only hell.

Respect other people's fate and let go of the desire to help others.

This seemingly tragic reality is their own choice.

Hideki Hanyu, who was too lazy to meddle in other people's business, planned to continue thinking about how to set a trap for Toho.

But at this moment, a man's mocking laughter was heard from behind the corner.

"Ha ha……

If you don’t want to accompany President Yamamoto, then who do you want to accompany?
Do you want to accompany President Hanyu?

Unfortunately, I gave you a chance tonight and took you to meet President Hanyu, but he didn't like you.

Arimori Yami, wake up!

You can’t dream of being a big shot like President Hanyu.”

Suddenly I heard his name being mentioned, along with the familiar name 'Yami Arimori'.

Hideki Hanyu, who was originally planning to leave, suddenly stopped.

(Photo by Arimori Yami)

Previously I was making up for yesterday’s post, and this is today. I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting for so long. I had a lot of social engagements with friends during the holidays, and I forgot to understand.

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(End of this chapter)