Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 927 How about we make a bet

May 20th.

Before leaving Kensington Gardens that morning, Hideki Hanyu locked a videotape in the safe.

Kate Beckinsale next to her complained, "I agreed last night, but you insisted on recording it."

"It's just to preserve a beautiful memory. It has nothing to do with your consent. It will be interesting to appreciate it again in the future, isn't it?"

Hanyu Hideki said this and pretended to be suspicious and asked, "Don't you want to contact me again in the future?"

The scumbag's skillful method of turning the tables and changing the subject immediately diverted the girl's attention, making her forget her previous dissatisfaction and speak to the scumbag in a coquettish manner.

"You're like a monster. I don't want to have a future with you."

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said, "Okay, I'll take you home now, and don't contact me anymore."

The scumbag said so, but Kate Beckinsale refused to obey, "I don't want it, I won't leave."

"hehe."

The scumbag chuckled when he heard this and locked the safe.

What he just said about preserving the good memories was of course just to fool Kate Beckinsale in front of him.

His real purpose, as the other party said, was to record the scene with the other party's consent, so as to prevent this little girl from causing trouble for him in the future.

When doing things, Hideki Hanyu always strives to be foolproof and will not easily hand over the handle to others.

Although with his current strength, even if Kate Beckinsale really wanted to do something, he has the ability to suppress her from speaking, and even if she spoke, it wouldn't be spread out.

But no matter what he does, he hopes to be the active party.

With this video in hand, if the other party really dares to do something wrong, he will be sure to make the other party pay for it.

Of course, it was done carefully, but it was not a big deal for Hideki Hanyu.

After finishing his work, he said to Kate Beckinsale, "Rest at home, I'll come back in the afternoon to pick you up to watch the game together."

Then he went off to meet his friends from America.

……

"Mr. Seraphim, I never thought that our second meeting would be in England."

Rocco Forte Brown's Hotel, said to be the oldest hotel in London.

A woman dressed in British style greeted Hanyu Hideki with a smile.

This woman named Olivia Hurley has a graceful figure, mature temperament, beautiful appearance, and the aura of a classical British beauty.

According to the information obtained from Karl Map, Hanyu Hideki knew that the other party was 36 years old and came from an old British aristocratic family.

In the late 1950s, his father's family branch declined, so he had to move from Britain to America with his wife and daughter, and then he made a name for himself on the East Coast by relying on his aristocratic status.

Due to family reasons, Olivia Hurley has long been a famous socialite in the East Coast celebrity circle. Because of her aristocratic background and good looks, she has no shortage of suitors and admirers around her.

But even now, this lady has a special reputation in the upper circles of the East Coast.

There is even a nickname "Black Widow".

As for the origin of the nickname...

Olivia Hurley has been married three times. She got married for the first time when she was 21 years old. Her husband was a business upstart who graduated from an Ivy League school.

Just as she was starting a business with her husband and the company was flourishing in the late 1970s, her husband died in a car accident.

Olivia Hurley, who had no children, immediately became a wealthy widow with considerable assets after selling her husband's company.

Then, in the early 1980s, she met her second husband, a capital elite from Wall Street.

With the help of her second husband, Olivia Hurley's wealth skyrocketed on Wall Street.

However, the good times did not last long. In the stock market crash in 1987 that made Hideki Hanyu rich, Olivia Hurley's second husband lost everything.

The man couldn't bear the blow and jumped off the roof. Olivia Hurley became a widow again.

But what’s interesting is that her husband lost everything and was heavily in debt in the stock market crash, but Olivia Hurley escaped unscathed.

However, since then, Olivia Hurley left New York and moved to Washington, where she met her third husband.

An important friend of Hideki Hanyu and Karl Map in Washington, a man who is almost thirty years older than Olivia and is called Mr. Hurley.

He was a man who had once held an official position and who still had enormous power and connections in Washington after his "retirement."

The other party not only has its own think tank and lobbying company registered in Washington, D.C., but also has a private club whose members are all powerful figures.

The surname in Olivia Hurley's name today is the surname she took after marrying Mr. Hurley.

Of course, the other party had used two husbands’ surnames before, but now they are all in the past.

After marrying Mr. Hurley, Olivia Hurley became a virtuous wife who was highly valued by Mr. Hurley by virtue of her extraordinary social skills.

However, more than two years after their marriage, in January this year, Mr. Hurley suddenly passed away due to a serious illness.

Olivia Hurley became a widow for the third time.

Also because of her three marriages of widowhood, many people called her the "Black Widow" behind her back.

Of course, nicknames are just jokes.

If you only look at Olivia Hurley herself, she is actually quite talented.

In just four months, she stabilized Mr. Hurley's business in Washington.

Moreover, because of his experience in the business world and Wall Street capital world from his first two marriages, the network of connections he accumulated has further enhanced Mr. Hurley's legacy in Washington.

America Entertainment Investments, which inherited Mr. Hurley's shareholder status, is also an important partner of Carl Map in Washington.

Karl Map asked three people to come to do what Hideki Hanyu is going to do in the UK this time. Although Olivia Hurley is the youngest one, she is the leader among the three.

The reason why he attached so much importance to Olivia Hurley was naturally because of her status as a British aristocrat.

In addition, although this woman lives in America, she has not forgotten to use her background to develop her own network of contacts in the UK.

She inherited Mr. Hurley's private club, of which the prince and princess are members.

The prince and princess also have a good personal relationship with Olivia Hurley in private.

"I also didn't expect that the last time I said goodbye to Mr. Hurley would be a farewell forever. It's such a pity. I'm very sorry that I couldn't be there in person to pay my respects due to my schedule."

Hideki Hanyu showed regret on his face and his voice was heavy with sorrow.

"Mr. Karl Map has conveyed Mr.'s condolences. It is my husband's honor to have such a sincere friend as you."

Olivia Hurley replied politely.

The two men's conversation about the late Mr. Hurley was brief and to the point.

After all, Olivia Hurley rushed to the UK this time not to mourn her late husband with Hideki Hanyu, but for the investment of 40 million pounds in annual revenue as Hanyu Hideki said.

So after a few simple pleasantries, Olivia Hurley said to Hideki Hanyu decisively.

"This morning, Derek and Ovid, led by Mr.'s assistant, have gone to handle the acquisition of the satellite TV station. What should we do next?"

Derek and Ovid mentioned by Olivia Hurley are the other two of the three people who came from America this time.

As for the acquisition of the satellite TV station they were handling, it was nothing more than a preparatory work of transferring money from one hand to the other in advance in order to make the plan go more smoothly.

That is the half-dead Cloud Satellite Radio and Television Station operated by America Entertainment Investment Company after it bought Cloud Satellite TV and invested in Europe over the years.

Of course, this time it is not for Europe, but for the British branch.

The reason why Hideki Hanyu made such an arrangement was first to facilitate his first step of the plan, which was to intercept Murdoch's Sky TV and merge it with the British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation.

Some policy restrictions that are difficult to circumvent, some official obstructions, and competition from News Corporation will naturally not be a problem as long as there is intervention from the American side.

As for the more important reason, it is of course to share the promised 40 million pounds of profit through the America Entertainment Investment Company.

If he wants to achieve his goal, he naturally needs to know how to use the opponent's force to his advantage.

Since he needed Olivia Hurley's help, and many of the following activities would need to be led by her, Hanyu Hideki naturally had to tell her all his plans. "America Entertainment Investments' acquisition of Abovecloud TV is just the beginning.

Due to years of losses, senior management of British Satellite Broadcasting Company has been looking for ways to solve the losses in recent years.

I've heard that Murdoch is pushing for a merger between his Sky TV and British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation.

And it is very likely that the merger plan has entered the substantive stage.

America Entertainment Investments must acquire the British satellite broadcasting company, so it needs to intervene in this merger immediately after completing the acquisition of ATV (Abovecloud TV).

We must get Murdoch out, and then ATV will merge with BBC, so that ATV can get BBC's millions of subscribers and achieve leapfrog development directly. "

Olivia Hurley asked after hearing Hanyu Hideki's plan.

"How exactly are we going to do this? If what you say is true, and Murdoch has already pushed the merger to the substantive stage, how can we kick his TV station out?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, “This requires us to work together.

I have made an appointment with the prince to watch the game this afternoon. You will go with me and together we can convince the prince to stand on our side. At the same time, we need to mobilize our respective connections in the UK to ensure that there are no official obstacles on this matter.

And if there is pressure from other aspects, I will need the board of directors of America Entertainment Investments to step in and use the influence of North America to help us resist the pressure.

As long as there are no problems in these two aspects, the competition with Murdoch's Sky TV will be limited to the scope of "business".

Since it is a ‘business’, it can definitely be solved with money. For me, as long as it can be solved with money, then it is not a problem at all.”

Hideki Hanyu's words were full of confidence.

After all, he is the world's richest man, and even Olivia Hurley can't refute it.

But she still questioned suspiciously, "So as long as you complete the merger with British Satellite Broadcasting, you can make the new company profitable and have an annual revenue of 40 million pounds?"

Hideki Hanyu naturally heard the doubt in Olivia Hurley's words.

After all, Abovecloud TV is a half-dead company that has not developed for many years. Although it has millions of users, its losses are so severe that even the British government is worried.

Even if they were merged, they would still be completely crippled and a burden, and there was no possibility for them to grow and develop, or turn losses into profits.

Hanyu Hideki smiled and asked, "Doesn't Mrs. Hurley believe me?"

"I naturally have no doubts about Mr. Seraphim's abilities.

I believe that apart from me, all shareholders of America Entertainment Investment Company will have no doubts.

However, all the current conditions indicate that even if the two companies merge, there is no sign of an immediate change in the status quo, at least I personally cannot see it. "

Olivia Hurley tells it like it is.

Hanyu Hideki smiled confidently and said, "How about we make a bet?

The costs of the merger between ATV and British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation were all covered by a loan I borrowed from America Entertainment Investments.

If the annual revenue of the two companies after the merger does not exceed 40 million pounds within three years, I will waive all the loans I have borrowed.

But if within three years, I can make the new company's revenue exceed 40 million pounds, then the loan must be returned to me double in addition to the interest."

The reason why Hideki Hanyu dares to make such a bold statement is that, in addition to the fact that he is well aware of the market value of the Premier League to be established, he is not actually doing it for money.

Even if he really fulfilled the bet at that time, he would not choose to really return double, but to collect the debt at the original price and do a favor to those shareholders.

What he really wanted was to gain control of the merged company through this bet.

After all, the implicit premise of this bet is that he will manage the new company.

In the face of Hideki Hanyu's proposal, Olivia Hurley did not accept it at all, but just spoke softly.

"I don't have the right to decide on such an important matter. I'd better report it to the board of directors and let them vote on it."

Hearing what Olivia Hurley said, Hanyu Hideki smiled secretly in his heart.

He has the final say on the board of directors of America Entertainment Investment Corporation.

Since the woman in front of me doesn't want to take responsibility, then just go through the process at the board meeting.

But that's all in the future. The most important thing now is to get Murdoch's Sky TV out of the game first, and then complete the merger with British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation.

So, in the following time, Hideki Hanyu discussed in detail with Olivia Hurley the details of the meeting with the prince at Wembley Stadium in the afternoon, as well as the network of contacts they could use in the UK for this matter.

Now that they are one step behind Murdoch, they naturally have to take all possibilities into account to avoid wasting unnecessary time.

In this way, Hideki Hanyu and Olivia Hurley chatted for half a day in the hotel room, and they even ordered lunch.

The two men ended their discussion only when the game was about to start.

Hanyu Hideki raised his hand to check the time and said, "We should set out and prepare."

But Olivia Hurley's eyes fell on Hideki Hanyu's watch.

"A rose gold Patek Philippe 2523. Mr. Seraphim really has good taste."

Hanyu Hideki put down his hand without thinking, "If you like it, Mrs. Hurley can buy it. Although this watch is rare, you can still find a seller if you want to buy it."

"Hehe, I'm not Mr. Seraphim."

Olivia Hurley is not being modest.

Although she inherited part of her ex-husband's wealth and inheritance after the end of her third marriage, her actual income is only at the level of an ordinary wealthy person. Compared with the world's richest man like Hideki Hanyu, there is a huge difference.

Olivia Hurley needs to spend a lot of money just to maintain her current life and social life. Ordinary luxury goods consumption is of course no problem, but a watch like the one on Hideki Hanyu's hand is something she would think twice about.

After all, the Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 in Hideki Hanyu's hand may seem inconspicuous, but it is the ancestor of Patek Philippe world time watches. Nowadays, there are only a few of them in the world, and the transaction price is often millions of dollars.

Hanyu Hideki didn't say anything when he heard this.

Those big shots in Washington, although seemingly high and mighty, actually do not make as much money as imagined, otherwise how could they be bribed by a position after "retirement"?

After the two left the hotel and got into Hideki Hanyu's car, Hideki Hanyu said to Olivia Hurley.

"Come to my place next. I have prepared everything for Mrs. Hurley."

“Then I’ll leave it to Mr. Hanyu,” said Olivia Hurley.

Soon, Bentley arrived at Hideki Hanyu's mansion in the Kensington Gardens neighborhood.

After entering the mansion, the worldly-wise Olivia Hurley naturally wouldn't make a fuss like Kate Beckinsale.

She was just a little surprised. "I heard that these two houses were purchased by a mysterious buyer and merged and rebuilt. I didn't expect the buyer to be you, sir."

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I have been to the UK quite often in the past few years, so I just prepared a place to stay for convenience."

Hideki Hanyu's casual tone left Olivia Hurley speechless, and she deeply felt the wealth gap between the two sides.

Such a luxury house in Kensington Gardens is probably worth most of her net worth, but in Hanyu Hideki's mouth, it is just a casual residence.

Looking at the youthful appearance of Hideki Hanyu, Olivia Hurley suddenly felt that since she had established a connection with Hideki Hanyu, she must seize the opportunity and make a fortune with Hideki Hanyu.

Thinking of this, she suddenly had an idea. Perhaps after finishing this matter in the UK, she could communicate with Karl Map when she returns to America and let her inherit her ex-husband's private club so that she can cooperate more deeply with Hideki Hanyu.

While Olivia Hurley was secretly considering it in her heart, someone had already followed Hanyu Hideki into the room.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw a girl shouting and throwing herself into Hanyu Hideki's arms.

"My dear, you are finally back. A lot of people suddenly came at noon, bringing a lot of clothes, shoes, jewelry, and..."

The girl is none other than Kate Beckinsale.

Kate Beckinsale hadn't finished speaking when she noticed Olivia Hurley next to Hideki Hanyu.

Olivia Heliya's voluptuous and graceful figure and mature and charming temperament immediately weakened the 17-year-old girl, and she couldn't continue speaking.

Upon seeing this, Hanyu Hideki introduced the two parties to each other.

"Olivia Hurley, my friend in America."

"Kate Beckinsale, my little love."

(End of this chapter)