Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 921: The name when we are alone together
"I see. Thank you for your hard work. I will finish my work in Cannes tomorrow and leave for Paris the day after tomorrow.

You don't need to worry about other things, just wait for me to come.

What? Annaie from Hachette Graphics wants to see me. I will contact her myself when I get to Paris.

Okay, that’s it.”

In Antibes, Hideki Hanyu hung up the phone at his holiday villa.

The call came from Chiba Kaoru, who had gone to Paris a few days ago.

The purpose of the other party's call was to inform Hideki Hanyu that the AIE International team going to Paris was already in place, waiting for Hideki Hanyu to take charge of the work.

It is said that he is in charge of the work, but to put it bluntly, he is going to deal with other shareholders of LVMH Group and make them agree to the plan of Ayi International to take over the LVMH Group.

As for the meeting with Hachette Publishing House, Hideki Hanyu couldn't guess what it was about, but since it was Annai, it was most likely related to the other party's autobiography.

Last time, Hachette Graphic Publishing House made a lot of money thanks to the book "Brigitte", and even Annaie, who was commissioned to write the book, gained both fame and fortune.

Some time ago, the other party called to seek Hideki Hanyu's consent, saying that she wanted to publish an autobiography, telling the story between her and "Brigitte" in detail.

It probably starts from the time she suggested to Hideki Hanyu to write "Brigitte", and tells the creation process of this children's book that caused a huge response around the world.

Hideki Hanyu has read the first draft of the autobiography. The whole book uses a narrative description to describe the process of his creation of "Brigitte" as "thrilling".

After reading it, Hideki Hanyu felt that it was not easy for him to write this novel, with all the inner struggles and obstacles to inspiration that he had to overcome during his deep thinking.

He felt that when he was writing "Brigitte", he was writing leisurely and contentedly with a beautiful woman by his side.

But in Annai's eyes, the writing of this book is comparable to the 81 trials and tribulations that Tang Monk went through.

However, different perspectives lead to different perceptions.

Moreover, Annai's autobiography gave him a completely positive description and praised him to the utmost, so Hideki Hanyu did not worry about the exaggerations in the book and readily agreed to her request to create the work.

"Teacher Hanyu."

Just as Hanyu Hideki had finished thinking about his itinerary in Paris, a female voice came cautiously from the door.

Hanyu Hideki took a look and found that it was the assistant who had behaved very cleverly on the yacht this morning.

Hanyu Hideki vaguely remembered that before Chiba Kaoru left for Paris, he told Hanyu Hideki the basic information of this assistant.

She had been working in the assistant office for only three months and had just passed her probation period. She was assigned to follow Hanyu Hideki because of her outstanding performance. Her name is Akimi Yasukawa.

She has an ordinary appearance and wears glasses, which is similar to Chie Ishihara's style.

A little bit of conference information, it seems to be from Shikoku Island, Kochi Prefecture.

The "countryside" is the poorest and most remote area in Japan, and its per capita income is at the bottom.

However, Akimi Yasakawa was a good student and went to Osaka University. She was considered a "small town test-taker" in Japan in this era.

Of course, since he was able to pass the application for the assistant office, there is naturally no problem with his personal level.

After all, the entry threshold of the core supporting institution of the world's richest man is no longer comparable to when it was first established.

Take the current assistant office manager Reiko Kamimura for example. If she were to apply for the job now, she would be eliminated right after the document review.

A prestigious university is just a stepping stone.

What's more, Japan's economy is now in a downturn, and the employment situation is no longer the same as before. It would be like a million troops crossing a single-plank bridge to work next to Hanyu Hideki.

Seeing that it was Akimi Yasukawa, Hanyu Hideki asked, "Who is it?"

Yasukawa Akimi replied, "Ms. Natsukawa Yui has been here for a while. I saw you were on the phone, so I didn't disturb you."

"What does she want from me..."

Hanyu Hideki suddenly changed his words halfway through his speech, "Let her come in, I'll ask her myself."

"Yes, I'll bring her in right away."

After saying this, Akimi Yasukawa turned and left.

Not long after, Yasukawa Akimi brought Natsukawa Yui over, then said goodbye and left with a tactful look.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Hanyu."

Yui Natsukawa greeted Hanyu Hideki politely.

Hideki Hanyu looked the girl up and down.

Yui Natsukawa changed out of the clothes she wore for the noon photo shoot and was now wearing a very simple blue dress. However, she is naturally beautiful, so even a simple dress looks beautiful on her.

The most important thing is that although Yui Natsukawa changed her clothes at this time, her makeup was still created by Hideki Hanyu.

Therefore, that kind of mature temperament still looks particularly charming even if it is paired with a not-so-suitable skirt.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" asked Hanyu Hideki.

"I'm here to return your things."

Natsukawa Yui said as she took out a box from behind her.

When Hanyu Hideki took a look, he found that it was the box of the diamond jewelry that he had given to Natsukawa Yui at noon.

"Vice-Director Nishida said that this is not the property of the filming team, so I came to return it to you in person."

After hearing Yui Natsukawa's explanation, Hanyu Hideki didn't mention the jewelry at all, but asked, "Have you decided on your next job?"

"Vice-Director Nishida told me not to worry and said he would arrange a new filming task for me next."

After Natsukawa Yui finished speaking, she bowed again and thanked him, "Thank you Mr. Hanyu for your help. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to continue to develop in Tokyo after returning to Neon this time."

This time, Hideki Hanyu didn't have time to speak.

Assistant Akimi Yasukawa, who had just left in a hurry, returned and whispered to Hanyu Hideki, "Teacher Hanyu, the time is up, you should leave."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki stood up, straightened his clothes and walked towards the door.

When passing by Yui Natsukawa, he suddenly said, "I'm going to Cannes to attend an official film festival event, and I just happen to be in need of a female companion. If you want to thank me, why not help me out?"

"Sir, do you want me to be your female companion?" Yui Natsukawa pointed at herself in disbelief.

"Is there anyone else here?" Hideki Hanyu asked back.

"But……"

Seeing that Yui Natsukawa wanted to say something, Hideki Hanyu ignored her and started giving instructions to his assistant Akimi Yasukawa.

"Go and ask the stylist from the filming team to come aboard the yacht and have him style Miss Xia Chuan like the one we did at noon."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki strode towards the yacht.

Seeing that her doubts were futile, Yui Natsukawa could only follow closely.

An hour later, inside the Cannes Film Palace.

Hideki Hanyu appeared as an invited guest at an event held by the Cannes Film Festival Organizing Committee.

Next to her was a beautiful girl in a red dress.

Although the girl looked bright and pretty, she gave people a feeling of timidity, and it was obvious that this was her first time experiencing such an occasion.

The appearance of the woman also attracted the attention of those who knew Hanyu Hideki. They thought that this playboy had another woman by his side a few days ago, but he had changed again in such a short time.

Moreover, this newcomer looks quite immature.

However, Hideki Hanyu didn't care about these people's reactions, as they were all insignificant guys anyway.

In terms of status, wealth, and social influence, there is no one here who can be compared with him.

Take a look at this year's list of the world's billionaires. Among the top billionaires, is there any billionaire who would be like him and have nothing better to do than to come to a film festival?

For the world's top billionaires, the entertainment industry is nothing more than a "plaything" circle.

He was the only one who enjoyed it.

Of course, the reason why Hideki Hanyu came to participate in this event tonight was not only to give face to the organizer who invited him, but also for other reasons.

Soon, two people found Hideki Hanyu.

One of them is Gong Li, the heroine of "Ju Dou" who I have seen from time to time these days.

Following Gong Li was a young-looking woman, who was Gong Li's agent.

If there is anyone here who is familiar with the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles, he or she should be able to vaguely recognize that this young woman is the ace agent of Hong Kong in later generations, Qiu Likuan.

Compared to his relatively large stature in the future, Qiu Likuan is still quite slim now, but his chivalrous character had already been developed early on.

In his early years, he entered the industry as an assistant to Taiwanese director Zhu Yanping. Later, he stood out in the circle with his extraordinary skills, rich experience and network resources, as well as his righteous, generous and decisive work style.

In the original history, the other party would have to wait two years before coming to Hong Kong to set up an agency, and Faye Wong and a certain British female singer were both its artists.

But in this time and space, the Taiwanese entertainment industry has already been messed up because of the intervention of the Yunshang Group.

Somehow, Qiu Likuan had established a cooperative relationship with Zhang Xiaoyan's agency.

Later, Yunshang Entertainment's agency in Hong Kong wanted to develop international business and was in urgent need of independent talent. As one of their own, Zhang Xiaoyan recommended Qiu Likuan internally.

This directly led to Qiu Likuan, who was originally scheduled to come to Hong Kong to develop her career two years later, arriving in Hong Kong ahead of schedule and establishing her agency "Fengshang Media" with the support of the Yunshang Group.

Gong Li, whose agency business was taken over by the Yunshang Group, was assigned to Qiu Likuan's agency.

However, although this woman is full of gangster spirit, she is still quite polite when facing Hanyu Hideki.

After Gong Li and Hideki Hanyu greeted each other, Qiu Likuan asked Hideki Hanyu.

"Sir, we are here. What can I do for you?"

"Come with me, I'll take you to see someone." After saying this, Hideki Hanyu walked to the other side of the event site.

There, Hanyu Hideki took them to meet several guests, and after a seemingly casual chat, they chose to say goodbye and leave.

The few people did not stay at the event site, but walked directly out of the Film Palace.

As soon as they walked out of the gate of the Film Palace, Gong Li carefully asked Hanyu Hideki, "Mr. Hanyu, they seem to be members of the jury?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "Yes, don't you know the man in the hat? He is the chairman of this year's jury, Bernardo Bertolucci, and he directed The Last Emperor."

"Did you ask us to come here just to meet them?" Gong Li asked curiously again.

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki thought that if it were Gong Li a few years later, she would definitely not ask this question. She would probably have guessed what he wanted to do when she saw those people just now.

He is the richest man in the world, and he "condescended" to attend an event held by the organizers of the Cannes International Film Festival. If those people didn't show some appreciation, he would have come here out of boredom.

Sure enough, Gong Huang, who had just debuted, was also an inexperienced rookie.

Gong Li didn't see it, but Qiu Likuan seemed to have guessed something, and asked excitedly, "Sir, will Miss Gong gain anything from this film festival?"

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "The Yunshang Group has been operating in Europe for many years. We don't have to give the Palme d'Or to the films we distribute, but we have to give some other compensation."

Gong Li could have achieved what she did later on, so she certainly couldn't be a fool.

Therefore, after hearing what Hanyu Hideki and Qiu Likuan said, he realized what they were talking about, and his breathing became rapid in an instant.

I only heard his voice trembling a little.

"Sir, is it really possible for me to win the prize?"

"No one can say for sure now, but the company has done what it should do, and even I have personally supported you, so the chances are still great."

The results haven't come out yet, and Hanyu Hideki is unwilling to make any guarantees.

However, these honors, which are extremely important in the eyes of actors, are actually just games on a bigger chessboard if viewed from Hideki Hanyu's current perspective.

However, after hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Gong Li's eyes looking at Hanyu Hideki suddenly became inexplicably hot.

Seeing this, the scumbag thought to himself, I have poor self-control, so woman, please don't flirt with me indiscriminately, otherwise he would be letting down Master Zhang.

Fortunately, Qiu Likuan spoke up in confusion at this time, "But I heard that Bernardo Bertolucci is a very principled man."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki just smiled and said, "Haha, everyone in this world has desires and needs, it just depends on whether you can find them."

After that, he asked the two of them, "I've been chatting with those people for too long. I'm a little hungry. Do you want to have dinner together?"

When Gong Li heard this, she thought of the honor that Hanyu Hideki had won for her, and she impulsively wanted to agree.

But Qiu Likuan spoke first, "Thank you, sir, but no thanks, we already had it before we came."

"Okay, bye then."

Hanyu Hideki waved goodbye and left with Natsukawa Yui.

Behind him, Qiu Likuan saw Gong Li's unwilling expression and immediately asked in a gangster tone.

"Didn't you, Nana, see the jewelry that woman was wearing?"

Gong Li asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the jewelry?"

"It's the one Mr. Hanyu spent a huge amount of money to buy at the previous event."

After Qiu Likuan gave the reminder, he immediately explained.

"Since Mr. Hanyu can put such expensive jewelry on that new woman, it proves that Mr. Hanyu has a special relationship with her now, so we'd better be careful and not ruin Mr. Hanyu's good deeds."

Gong Li, who was standing next to her, immediately showed a bit of dissatisfaction on her face when she heard this.

It feels like it's saying, I'm no worse than that woman.

Seeing this, Qiu Likuan didn't care about the relationship between Gong Li and Master Zhang, nor did he try to hide certain unspoken rules. Instead, he spoke openly.

“It’s good to want to advance, but you also have to choose the right time.”

Upon hearing this, Gong Li immediately turned her head and stared at Qiu Likuan.

"Sister Kuan, please help me."

……

A romantic candlelight dinner is taking place on the top deck of a yacht at the Cannes Marina.

The two protagonists of the dinner were naturally Hideki Hanyu and Yui Natsukawa.

After attending the event, the two people did not choose to go to any restaurant for dinner, but chose to have it on the yacht.

At the dining table, Yui Natsukawa asked curiously, "Sir, what were you talking about with those two ladies just now?"

Since Hanyu Hideki just spoke to Gong Li and Qiu Likuan in Mandarin, Natsukawa Yui couldn't understand anything at all.

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I'm telling that lady that I'm helping him win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival."

Upon hearing this, Yui Natsukawa was instantly surprised, "Is it possible to win the Best Actress award in advance?"

Hanyu Hideki said calmly, "Others can't do it, but I can."

Hanyu Hideki's confident words immediately made Natsukawa Yui look at him with eyes filled with admiration.

“Mr. Hanyu is amazing!”

……

In this way, the two of them chatted with each other.

After the candlelight dinner, the yacht slowly sailed away from Cannes and began to drift on the Mediterranean Sea in the evening. The atmosphere between Hideki Hanyu and Yui Natsukawa was already full of ambiguity.

At the deck railing, at some point, Hanyu Hideki had already held Natsukawa Yui in his arms.

The scumbag was looking at the scenery from afar, while Natsukawa Yui was looking at his perfect face with admiration.

The next moment, Hanyu Hideki suddenly lowered his head and asked, "Does it look good? It's my work."

Natsukawa Yui nodded dumbly, "It looks good."

Hanyu Hideki said, "If you watch again, I will charge you."

Natsukawa Yui asked blankly, "Do you want money?"

"No, I want to take you in."

The moment the scumbag finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed Natsukawa Yui.

The beauty was caught off guard at first and looked surprised.

However, she quickly accepted it, hugged Hanyu Hideki with both hands, and took the initiative to respond.

Gradually, the two returned to the cabin from the deck.

The war in the Mediterranean began to burn. Hideki Hanyu didn't know how long it would last, but he knew that he would have to spend the night on the yacht.

……

The next day.

May 17th.

Hideki Hanyu and Yui Natsukawa walked off the yacht.

girl……

No, it should be said that it is a woman at this time.

She had changed back into the dress she wore yesterday and was holding a box of diamond jewelry in her hand.

After getting off the boat, she wanted to return the box to Hideki Hanyu.

Hanyu Hideki didn't take it at all, and just said, "I never have the habit of asking for things back when I give them away."

Natsukawa Yui hurriedly said, "This is too expensive, and isn't the master going to give her to another woman?"

"But it's already yours."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he asked with some displeasure, "And as my work, what should you call me when we are alone together?"

Hearing this, Yui Natsukawa looked around awkwardly, then spoke shyly.

"Lord...Master."

As soon as this name came out, Natsukawa Yui immediately remembered everything that happened on the yacht last night, scenes that made her feel extremely shy just by recalling them.

"very good!"

Hanyu Hideki nodded with satisfaction.

"I'm going to Paris to take care of some work. You just wait for me in Cannes. As for the filming, you can do it if you want to. If you don't want to, don't do it. Just tell Vice Minister Nishida."

Upon hearing this, Natsukawa Yui immediately said reluctantly, "Then you must come back soon."

"Hmm?" Hanyu Hideki looked questioning.

Natsukawa Yui reacted immediately and hurriedly said, "Master, you should come back soon."

"That's right, but you must be punished for your mistakes. Now come into the house with me."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he took Natsukawa Yui's hand and walked towards the holiday villa.

I am so tired. I will update today’s post first, and catch up on yesterday’s when I have time. This will allow me to relax and have a good rest over the weekend.

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(End of this chapter)