Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 931 Otherwise, let's quit too
In response to Olivia Hurley's suggestion, Hideki Hanyu thought for a moment and did not comment.

He first asked, "What did the prince advise?"

Olivia Hurley said, "According to what the prince said, Murdoch is now advancing the negotiations and does not want the new company to help British Satellite Broadcasting Company assume the original debt. There are major differences between the two sides in this regard."

Hideki Hanyu knew what the prince meant. If they, who entered later, wanted to get Murdoch out, they would have to show greater sincerity than Murdoch.

Debt is the easiest way for him to express sincerity now.

Hanyu Hideki asked, "How big is the debt now?"

Olivia Hurley replied, "We have to intervene in the negotiations to know the specific figures, because the debt structure of British Satellite Broadcasting Company is very complicated, not just loans or direct debts.

However, according to the information we have, the total debt figure will not be less than 200 million pounds."

Hearing this figure, Hanyu Hideki frowned and said, "It's too conservative. If it was only 200 million pounds, the British officials wouldn't be so worried.

And from what I know about Murdoch, he will definitely not be troubled by a mere 200 million pounds.

I'm afraid the debt of BBC is even greater than we thought."

Olivia Hurley asked, "Do you want us to continue investigating?"

Hanyu Hideki shook his head, "No need, we don't have time to waste, we must intervene in the merger immediately.

British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation is not an official enterprise. Although the British government is now involved, it is mainly due to franchise rights, paying users, as well as employment and investment considerations.

If we want to impress the original investors of British Satellite Broadcasting Company, we can only rely on interests. The earlier we get in touch with them, the sooner we can understand the actual situation.

I have used my connections to meet with the IBA commissioner responsible for this matter and the joint representative of the British Satellite Broadcasting Company's investors tomorrow, and then we will officially start competing with Murdoch."

The full name of IBA is Independent Broadcasting Authority, which is the regulatory body for commercial television, commercial and independent broadcasting in the UK.

This matter seems to be a private-to-private enterprise transaction, but it is very complicated to do. It is necessary to deal with British official organizations such as IBA because the birth of the British Satellite Broadcasting Company is itself very complicated.

This involved the World Administrative Radio Conference in the late 1970s allocating five high-powered direct satellite broadcasting channels to various countries.

Therefore, starting from the early 1980s, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) proposed to prepare its own satellite service project.

Because the cost of building satellites and launching them was seriously underestimated, huge funds needed to be shared, and British officials considered introducing private enterprises to compete with the BBC in the field of satellite broadcasting, three of the channels were handed over to IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority).

Private investors introduced by the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority) to build satellite service projects together with the BBC are collectively known as the "21 Club".

However, by the mid-1980s, satellite radio services failed due to high costs and unreasonable requirements.

But in 1986, IBA persuaded the British Home Secretary to restart the satellite broadcasting project.

This time, they put the satellite broadcasting service out for bidding in the form of a franchise.

As for this bidding, which involves competition over European satellite signal transmission standards, it seems too far-fetched to talk about and has little to do with this merger, so Hideki Hanyu didn't think much about it.

In short, after a whole bidding process, the British Satellite Broadcasting Company finally won and obtained the live satellite franchise issued by IBA.

Although the British Satellite Broadcasting Company, which is jointly formed by Granada Television, Pearson, Virgin Group, Anglia Television, Amstrad and Independent Television News, appears to be a standard private enterprise.

However, the live broadcast satellite franchise authorized by IBA makes the nature of this enterprise different from other private enterprises.

Coupled with the millions of users and a large number of British employees, any problems with the transactions would cause immeasurable trouble to the British officials.

Therefore, for this time's British Satellite Broadcasting Company, whether it is Hideki Hanyu or Murdoch, in addition to negotiating with the investors of British Satellite Broadcasting Company, they also need to deal with the IBA and British officials.

"So what do we need to do next?"

Seeing that Hideki Hanyu had considered all aspects, Olivia Hurley asked directly about the plan.

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I, Derek and Ovid (who came from America with Olivia Hurley) will lead the negotiation team of Abovecloud TV and start commercial negotiations with the investors of British Satellite Broadcasting Company, so you will need to handle the official affairs."

At this point, Hanyu Hideki looked around the mansion and said, "The social party you planned can be held tomorrow. You can tell me if you need anything. I think you should have known which people need to be persuaded from the prince tonight."

Olivia Hurley nodded, "Please rest assured about this, sir. I will take care of the official duties."

"I will try to make the business negotiation as quick as possible and won't let you delay it for too long."

Hanyu Hideki said this, as if he thought of something, and then said to Olivia Hurley.

"But when the 24th comes, no matter how the negotiations go, I will need to return to Neon, which may take about two days."

Olivia Hurley asked, "What's the hurry?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "My important partner is getting married, and I have promised him that I will attend. You will need to temporarily pay attention to the progress of the negotiations. If any problems arise, try to delay them and contact me as soon as possible."

Olivia Hurley nodded, "I see."

She had no right to interfere in Hideki Hanyu's affairs and only needed to follow his arrangements.

Hanyu Hideki asked, "Is there anything else I can help you with regarding your work?"

"There are indeed some. There are several important figures in the UK. I haven't been able to contact them yet. I need you to send them an invitation for me. They are..."

Next, Hideki Hanyu and Olivia Hurley had detailed discussions and preparations for the subsequent work.

By the time the two finished their conversation, it was already midnight.

Olivia Hurley stood up and stretched. Her curvy posture revealed her graceful and plump figure under her pajamas, and her mature and attractive temperament was exuded.

However, Hanyu Hideki turned a blind eye to this.

He stood up and said, "Go to bed early, it's good for your skin," then turned around and walked straight into the house.

After discovering that she was ignored by Hanyu Hideki, Olivia Hurley immediately showed an expression of dissatisfaction, wondering if she was really not as good as that little girl.

Although she is older than Hanyu Hideki, she claims that she is no less than any other woman in terms of figure, temperament and appearance.

But why does Hideki Hanyu, who is obviously a playboy, always ignore her?

Unconsciously, an inexplicable competitive spirit surged into Olivia Hurley's heart.

This woman who is confident in her own beauty and claims that her charm is unmatched, the more she is ignored by Hanyu Hideki, the more she wants to prove herself to Hanyu Hideki.

Thinking of this, Olivia Hurley immediately walked into the house. She did not go back to her bedroom first, but carefully followed behind Hideki Hanyu.

After Hanyu Hideki returned to his room, she quietly stood outside the door.

Not long after, she heard strange noises coming from the other side of the door.

“Humph… You told me to go to bed early, but you were doing other things.

And this Miss Kate, she looked angry just now, but she still obeyed…"

Olivia Hurley muttered to herself as she eavesdropped outside the door.

The result is that the more I listen, the more shocked I become.

Hideki Hanyu in the room seems to never get tired.

The momentum was so fierce and the duration was so long that Olivia Hurley's legs were numb even after standing for so long.

Olivia Hurley didn't know how much time had passed, but suddenly she heard Hanyu Hideki in the room say to Kate Beckinsale, "You are so useless..."

As soon as the sound subsided, footsteps were heard coming towards the door.

Olivia Hurley, fearing she would be discovered, wanted to leave in a hurry.

The result is that the more anxious you are, the more panicked you become, and the more panicked you become, the more mistakes you make.

She felt her feet slip, as if something had caused her to slip, and she immediately fell on the wooden floor. It was too late for Olivia Hurley to get up and leave, not to mention that the sound of her falling had already attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

Along with the sound of the door opening, Hanyu Hideki asked, "Who is it?"

However, the next moment, Hideki Hanyu saw Olivia Hurley struggling on the ground, and a pool of stuff that caused Olivia Hurley to fall under the moonlight.

The scumbag closed the door casually to prevent the exhausted Kate Beckinsale inside from noticing the outside.

Then he squatted down and asked with a playful and concerned expression, "Is Mrs. Hurley okay? How could she accidentally fall down at my door?"

After saying this, he deliberately looked at the things on the ground and pretended to be surprised and said, "Mrs. Hurley is really careless."

Being seen in such an embarrassing state by Hanyu Hideki and being deliberately teased by him, even Olivia Hurley, who had been married three times and had rich experience, could not control her shame and anger, and her face turned red.

Fortunately, Hideki Hanyu did not continue speaking, but reached out and helped Olivia Hurley up from the ground.

And pretending to be a gentleman, he asked, "Mrs. Hurley, do you want me to take you back to your room?"

Olivia Hurley shook her head in panic, "Thank you sir, I can go back by myself."

After the woman finished speaking, she fled away.

"Ha ha……"

Looking at Olivia Hurley's back, Hanyu Hideki slowly raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes deep, and fell into thought.

He had always heard from Karl Mapp that this woman was no ordinary person.

Now, after some contact, he found that even if the other party was really not simple, she was still just a woman.

Karl Mapp was very interested in Olivia Hurley's private club and believed that it would be a good way to expand their public relations and lobbying business.

When Mr. Hurley was alive, Karl Map had been trying to get closer to Mr. Hurley and to cooperate with him in business.

But the sudden death of Mr. Hurley disrupted Karl Map's plans.

After Olivia Hurley inherited the private club, Karl Map learned through investigation that although on the surface Olivia Hurley's inheritance seemed to be going smoothly, in fact, she was facing the covetousness of Mr. Hurley's partners and other heirs.

Therefore, regarding the private club controlled by Olivia Hurley, Karl Map gave Hideki Hanyu two ideas.

The first is to unite those coveters to oust Olivia Hurley, and then cooperate with those people in the private club.

The second is to help Olivia Hurley and fight off those who covet Mr. Hurley's inheritance, and thereby reach a cooperation with Olivia Hurley in the private club.

According to Hideki Hanyu, he actually prefers the second option.

After all, compared to that group of coveters, the isolated and helpless Olivia Hurley is obviously easier to control.

And there is another very important reason, that is, those coveters seem to be numerous and powerful, but in terms of ability, even if they are combined, they are not as good as Olivia Hurley.

In a place like Washington, where the situation is treacherous and full of intrigue, where one could be doomed if not careful, when looking for a partner, you must look for a capable one.

If you lead a group of idiots to do things, you will be the only one who will be implicated in the end.

As for Olivia Hurley's beauty, it is the least worth mentioning thing in Hideki Hanyu's eyes.

Of course, if his male succubus physique could play a role and help Karl Map advance his plan, then he wouldn't mind "sacrificing" his chastity.
For example, now, his hot and cold, ambiguous flirting with Olivia Hurley seems to be working quite well.

After all, scumbag men are too experienced in dealing with such experienced and self-important women.
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May 21st.

After meeting the prince and making preliminary preparations, Hideki Hanyu, who decided to intervene in the merger of British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, formally met with the Commissioner of the Independent Broadcasting Authority of the United Kingdom and the joint representatives of the investors of British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation.

Hideki Hanyu was very clear that the moment he officially entered the game, it was equivalent to issuing a declaration of war to Murdoch.

Next, the battle for BBC is not just a matter between him and the British government and BBC itself, but he also has to deal with competition from Murdoch.

However, Hideki Hanyu is confident of winning the competition with Murdoch.

The prince's advice to him was to start with the debts of British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation.

But in fact, apart from debt, Hideki Hanyu has too many cards to play.

Of course, the biggest advantage is that as a time traveler, he is clear about future developments.

Murdoch does not know like him that the future of British television media will be changed dramatically because of the emergence of the "Premier League".

Therefore, at this stage, Murdoch is pushing for the merger of Sky TV and British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation, without knowing that he can rely on the "Premier League" copyright to make a comeback and completely turn losses into profits in two years.

Murdoch's goal now is to use the merger to take over the huge user coverage of British Satellite Broadcasting Company, eliminate the only competitor in the UK, and help Sky TV out of its operational difficulties.

They may later launch the "Sky Sports" channel and use the Premier League to create a paid channel, but I guess they don't even have the idea of ​​doing that now.

Therefore, in this competition, Hideki Hanyu obviously has more confidence to go all in than Murdoch, who knows nothing and has to consider the reaction of the board of directors.

The first day of three-party contact lasted until the afternoon.

Hideki Hanyu and Olivia Hurley, who acted separately, met at the meeting hotel to share their gains today.

Hanyu Hideki was the first to ask, "What is the attitude of the IBA?"

Olivia Hurley replied, "Procedurally, we don't have any problems. To ensure everything goes well, I plan to continue communicating with my friends in the UK for tonight's party."

After that, Olivia Hurley asked Hanyu Hideki, "How is the situation on your side? What is the current situation of British Satellite Broadcasting Company? To what extent have you been in contact with Murdoch?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "One good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Olivia Hurley said, "It's been a busy day, so let's hear some good news first."

Hanyu Hideki said, "The good news is that Murdoch's Sky TV and British satellite broadcasting company's negotiations are not going well."

"That's good news indeed. What about the bad news?" Olivia Hurley asked curiously.

"The bad news is that BBC's debt situation is worse than we thought.

Although they have a huge number of users, due to issues such as operations, technical routes, equipment costs, and competition from Sky TV, despite having received two rounds of financing of more than 300 million pounds, they are still unable to cover their operating costs.

Last year alone, BBC's operating expenses exceeded £3.5 million, resulting in it now having an operating debt of more than £1.6 million.

In order to obtain enough broadcasting content, British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation also signed a content provision agreement worth up to 400 million pounds with Hollywood production companies such as Paramount, Universal Pictures, Columbia, MGM and United Artists.

So far, only 85 million pounds has been paid as an advance payment for this agreement, which means there is still 315 million pounds owed.

In addition, they spent far more than their peers offered to buy the broadcasting rights for the English top league for four years, which was partly paid for by loans, and now owes the bank about 40 million pounds.

Finally, there are the satellite receiving equipment suppliers and the satellite launch fees, of which 1.2 million pounds have yet to be settled.

Counting other debts, the total debt of British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation is now as high as 6.5 million pounds, which is more than one billion US dollars at the current exchange rate.

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Olivia Hurley couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Murdoch's progress is so slow, it turns out he owes so much money."

"It's not just Murdoch. The founder of the British Satellite Broadcasting Company, which bid together at the time, has already planned to withdraw because he can no longer afford the operating costs.

Virgin Group, for example, is now selling its stake in British satellite broadcaster BBC.

When Hideki Hanyu said this, Olivia Hurley's first reaction was.

"Otherwise, let's quit too."

In reality, the merger between Sky TV and British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation started with the desire to join, and then competed with each other. In the middle, it was mixed with data transmission standards, technical routes of receiving equipment, British official games, overseas investors, and intrigues between original shareholders. The process was cumbersome and complicated.

But in the book, it is only a small piece of the protagonist's career. I can't write it all out in detail. I can only describe it as simply as possible. Many places have also been modified to serve the plot. Brothers who understand it can just treat it as a parallel world and don't delve into it too deeply.

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