Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 934 Asahikawa City on the th
May 25th.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Hokkaido, Asahikawa Airport.

Wearing a simple and stylish black windbreaker and sunglasses, the cool and handsome Hideki Hanyu was surrounded by bodyguards and stood outside the airport's pick-up gate.

In order to attend Eri Kitahara's wedding, he returned to Japan from England last night.

Because Asahikawa Airport is just an ordinary 4C-level airport and cannot meet the landing requirements of the "Yun Shang", he first arrived at Hokkaido New Chitose Airport and then took a car to reach Asahikawa City.

Fortunately, the two places are only more than 100 kilometers away, so it doesn’t take long to drive there.

As for why he was at Asahikawa Airport at this time, it was naturally to wait for someone to pick him up.

However, as soon as Hideki Hanyu arrived here, he received a satellite call from Hong Kong.

The people who called were Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, who had just arrived in Hong Kong from France.

The purpose of the two people's call was to thank Hideki Hanyu.

At the Cannes Film Festival that ended the day before yesterday, "Ju Dou" not only won the Luis Buñuel Special Award, but also won the Best Actress award in the main competition unit.

This is something that never happened in another time and space.

Hideki Hanyu's operation also successfully brought forward the time for Gong Li to become the first Chinese actress to win the Best Actress award at the three major European international film festivals by two years.

Gong Li obviously knows very well how she got the title of Best Actress.

Therefore, after winning the Best Actress in the main competition unit in Cannes the day before yesterday, Gong Li wanted to thank Hideki Hanyu first.

But because it was too late that day, when we contacted him the next day, Hideki Hanyu was already on the plane back to Japan.

So we waited until the other party returned to Hong Kong from France, and only this morning did we contact Hideki Hanyu together with Zhang Yimou.

After Zhang Yimou finished expressing his gratitude and handed the phone to Gong Li, Gong Li thanked him sincerely and finally said with a slight apology.

"I'm very sorry to bother you, sir, but I can't express my gratitude over the phone. I still hope to thank you in person for your help."

Listening to Gong Li's words on the phone, Hanyu Hideki replied perfunctorily, "There will be a chance."

Gong Li immediately asked tentatively, "I will continue to stay in Hong Kong in the near future, and work with Director Zhang to promote the film "Ancient and Modern Wars: The Terracotta Warriors". I wonder if you have any plans to come to Hong Kong."

Hanyu Hideki thought for a moment and replied, "Not recently."

Hearing this, Gong Li said with some regret, "That's such a pity. I can't thank you right away. Director Zhang really wants to meet you. He just found a story recently and he wants to talk to you about it."

Master Zhang has a new project?
When Hanyu Hideki heard this, the first thing he thought of was Zhang Guoshi's 1991 movie "Raise the Red Lantern".

The original name of this movie is Su Tong's novel "Wives and Concubines". Although Hanyu Hideki can't remember the year it was published, it must have been published now.

I think Gong Li must be talking about this work.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki felt that since he had already invested in Master Zhang, he could not stop halfway, so he asked the Hong Kong Film Investment Company to contact Master Zhang.

Previously, for convenience and some special considerations, this company was registered under the name of Pan Disheng.

However, with his cornerstone bank running smoothly, many things became much easier to do.

Therefore, at the beginning of this year, Keystone Bank bought the Hong Kong Film Investment Company from Pan Disheng in the name of investment.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu said to Gong Li on the other end of the phone.

"In June, I will be inspecting industries in Asia, probably going to Hong Kong and China. Whether you and Director Zhang are in Hong Kong or China, we will definitely have a chance to meet."

Gong Li, who was in Hong Kong, heard Mr. Hanyu's words and immediately showed expectations on her face, "Then Director Zhang and I will be waiting for you to arrive."

"See you then."

"Okay, I won't bother you sir then."

"Goodbye."

Having said that, Hanyu Hideki hung up the phone.

As a result, when I looked up, I saw several familiar figures walking out of the airport exit.

The two people, one big and one small, leading the group were none other than Liu Xiaoli and their eldest daughter.

The reason why the two appeared in Hokkaido was not to attend Kitahara Eri's wedding with Hanyu Hideki. After all, the mother and daughter were not familiar with Kitahara Eri.

Liu Xiaoli brought her daughter to see Hideki Hanyu simply because she missed him, and she celebrated her daughter's fourth birthday with him.

Hideki Hanyu arranged for the Elf to go to the country to pick up the two people.

But also because the airport level in Asahikawa City was too low, the two could only arrive in Sendai first and then take a regional passenger plane to Asahikawa City.

Seeing the two people coming out, Hanyu Hideki went up to them immediately, took the eldest daughter from Liu Xiaoli's arms, and said with a doting look on his face.

"Xixi, happy birthday. Have you missed your dad recently?"

"I think about BABA every day."

The eldest daughter's sweet voice instantly melted Hanyu Hideki's heart.

Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but give his daughter a kiss on the cheek.

Then the beloved eldest daughter also gave her old father a kiss on the face, which immediately made Hideki Hanyu overjoyed.

"Humph, some people only see their daughter and no one else in their eyes."

Liu Xiaoli's sour voice came from the side.

The scumbag immediately freed one hand, put his arm around the beauty's slender waist, and said with a smile, "How is that possible? No matter who I forget, I will never forget my Captain Liu."

The beauty stretched out her slender jade finger and tapped the scumbag's chest, "You only know how to use sweet words."

Although the beauty was complaining, she could not hide the joy and love in her eyes. It was obvious that she enjoyed the intimate way of the scumbag hugging her.

However, after being hit by the finger, Hideki Hanyu immediately pretended to cry out "Ouch" in pain, and then said pitifully to his daughter.

"Xixi, protect daddy."

Upon hearing this, little Qianqian immediately pushed her mother's hand away and said in a serious and childish voice, "Mom, please don't bully BABA."

"You little heartless guy! Just wait and see how I deal with you."

As Liu Xiaoli spoke, she reached out and grabbed her daughter's ribs. Little Qianqian immediately giggled and kept trying to get into Hanyu Hideki's arms.

Hideki Hanyu pretended to protect his daughter and ran out of the airport with his daughter in his arms. Liu Xiaoli pretended to chase her, and the family of three left the airport one after another.

After meeting the mother and daughter, Hideki Hanyu naturally started to help his daughter celebrate her birthday.

Just as Hideki Hanyu took Liu Xiaoli and his daughter to Asahikawa City to celebrate his birthday and enjoy the family happiness of the three of them.

Elsewhere in Asahikawa City, Kitahara Eri's wedding is being prepared in full swing.

As the bride, Kitahara Eri not only has to prepare for tomorrow's wedding, but also has to receive relatives and friends from all over Japan who come to attend the wedding.

Especially some important invited guests, no one except Kitahara Eri is qualified to receive them.

This is true even for the prestigious family in Asahikawa City where Kitahara Eri's fiancé, Oshima Nagamasa, belongs.

Although Osamu Nagamasa's family has a long history in Asahikawa City, it has a certain amount of power and an impressive network of relationships in the local political and business circles.

But no matter how powerful it is, it is just a small local force. Its influence is limited to Asahikawa City and is not even the top one in Hokkaido.

What about Kitahara Eri?
Although Kitahara Eri used to be just an ordinary person from Shizuoka Prefecture.

But today, Kitahara Eri, as the former president of Elf Entertainment and the current president of Elf Communications, has more seniority within the "Elf system" than the president Satoru Iwata.

He is recognized as one of the "Big Three" within the entire "Elf System" along with Iwata Satoru and Aragaki Tetsuya. Even because of his personal relationship with Hanyu Hideki and his own qualifications, he is still the leader of the "Big Three" in everyone's mind.

When it comes to influence on the "Elf Series", without the presence of Hanyu Hideki, he is almost on par with Satoru Iwata, the president of Elf Entertainment.

From the outside world's perspective, since Satoru Iwata took over as the president of Elf Entertainment, Elf Entertainment's game and hardware businesses have been a continuation of the past and a forerunner to the future. While consolidating its leading position in the industry, it also has a pioneering spirit, winning the reputation and praise of players and consumers.

The former president, Eri Kitahara, actively expanded the influence of Elf Communication in the field of IP-related culture, allowing Elf Entertainment to successfully promote the "Elf" brand and gaming culture to the world beyond games and hardware, greatly enhancing the commercial value of the entire "Elf" series.

In recent years, through copyright linkage, the revenue of Elf Communication in peripheral derivatives, cultural toys, etc. has gradually caught up with the main business of Elf Entertainment.

The ACG exhibition held by Elf Communication has become a national, and even world-class, cultural event for animation, comics, and games.

It can be said that the Elf Communication led by Eri Kitahara has created another glory beyond the "Elf-series" games and hardware.

As the founder of Elf Entertainment, Hideki Hanyu even jokingly said that perhaps in the near future, Elf Communication will surpass Elf Entertainment and become the mainstay of the Elf series.

This shows the importance of elf propagation in the "elf system".

The importance of the "Elf" supply chain in the world is no longer necessary to explain.

As the helmsman of Elf Communications, Eri Kitahara is now regarded by the media as a strong woman who is comparable to Hirohashi Asako.

Its status in the Japanese business community and its influence in the entire Neon are naturally not comparable to those of the local prominent family, the Xiaoshan family.

Therefore, even though Kitahara Eri came from an ordinary family, and even though Japan adheres to traditional feudal relationships between men and women, she can now be said to have married down.

Of course, this is also the reason why Kitahara Eri eventually chose Koshiro Nagamasa.

After all, it is absolutely impossible for a woman like Kitahara Eri to really go home to take care of her husband and children after getting married.

It is precisely because of the difference in influence that the guests at the wedding basically came for Kitahara Eri, and only Kitahara Eri was qualified to receive them.

But what’s interesting is that any guest who arrives today will inevitably say these words when they see Kitahara Eri.

"Excuse me, has Mr. Hanyu arrived?"

“I wonder where Mr. Hanyu is right now and whether I’ll have the honor of visiting him.”

"Will Mr. Hanyu attend President Kitahara's wedding?"

"Can I see Mr. Hanyu at the wedding tomorrow?"

After sending away another guest who came from afar, Kitahara Eri finally couldn't help it and smiled bitterly.

"Is it me who is getting married, or is it Hanyu-san? If you don't know, you might think I'm marrying Hanyu-san."

As soon as Kitahara Eri finished speaking, laughter immediately rang out around her, "Hehe, it would be interesting to think about if Kitahara-san and the teacher got married."

The person who spoke was not someone else, but Kyoko Koizumi, who served as Eri Kitahara's bridesmaid at her wedding.

"Haha, if that's the case, would you be willing?"

In response to Koizumi Kyoko's teasing, Kitahara Eri looked at the two beautiful girls around her and asked back.

In addition to Kyoko Koizumi who just spoke, there is also Akina Nakamori who also serves as a bridesmaid.

These two people are the only two people invited to Kitahara Eri's wedding, and they have connections with the entertainment industry.

Akina Nakamori and Eri Kitahara were friends in private, and before they retired, they often went shopping together.

As for Kyoko Koizumi, after successfully creating the persona of a "gamer girl" for herself, she has been the official image spokesperson for the "Elf Series" for many years.

After years of cooperation, he was already familiar with Kitahara Eri, and with her good sister Akina Nakamori, they naturally became close.

Because Nagamasa Koshiro was a Catholic, his wedding with Eri Kitahara did not choose the most common Shinto-style wedding in Japan.

In order to cater to the many distinguished guests who came from afar, the wedding was a combination of church-style and public-style ceremonies, so Akina Nakamori and Kyoko Koizumi were invited to serve as bridesmaids.

When the two girls heard Kitahara Eri's question, they immediately said in unison, "No."

As a familiar friend, Akina Nakamori even responded with a counterattack.

"But I heard that Kitahara-san once pursued Hanyu-kun."

Facing Akina Nakamori's counterattack, Eri Kitahara spoke frankly without hiding anything.

“Yeah, that was almost ten years ago.

At that time, Hanyu-san, who was an idol, had just been driven off the stage by the audience because of his poor performance, and was taken in by President Hirohashi as a dance teacher in Shibuya.

He was an amateur who came to Shogakukan to submit his work for a 300,000 yen prize. When I first met him, his hair was messy and he smelled like he hadn't taken a shower in a long time.

As a result, on the day he received the award, he suddenly became so outstanding that countless girls in the publishing house were stunned. After the TV broadcast, he became an instant celebrity.

By the way, the person in charge of the TV station broadcasting at that time was Mr. Koichi Minato, the current president of Yunshang Satellite TV Station.

It turns out that we met each other so early on."

As Kitahara Eri spoke, her tone became inexplicably emotional.

Although she missed the past, she had to admit that life was truly magical.

How could she have imagined back then that her encounter with Hideki Hanyu would change her life so completely.

With her current status, achievements, and everything she has, she would never have dared to do this in her dreams.

Beside Kitahara Eri, Nakamori Akina and Koizumi Kyoko also felt different emotions when they heard this.

Akina Nakamori thought, if she could have met Hideki Hanyu when he was an ordinary person, how nice it would have been if she could have stayed with her lover forever.

Kyoko Koizumi admires her teacher, who was able to transform from a flop idol to a world-class celebrity in just ten years.

But after she finished her admiration, she still did not forget to ask, "Kitahara-san hasn't told me about your pursuit of the teacher yet."

"Well, it's just that I invited Hanyu-san to dinner but was rejected, and then it ended in vain. After all, I still know myself well."

Upon hearing what Kitahara Eri said, Koizumi Kyoko immediately showed a bored expression, "So that's all it is, it's really boring."

After saying this, Koizumi Kyoko realized that no customers had come for a while while they were chatting.

So he asked Kitahara Eri, "Where is the teacher? So many people want to see him, but he hasn't been seen since morning."

Akina Nakamori followed up by asking, "I don't know either. Kitahara-san, do you know?"

"That...I don't know either."

Kitahara Eri actually knows what Hanyu Hideki is doing.

And Hanyu Hideki did not let her hide the truth from Nakamori Akina and Koizumi Kyoko.

But Kitahara Eri is not Hanyu Hideki after all, and she couldn't bear to tell the truth to them.

Wish all brothers a healthy Dragon Boat Festival!!

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(End of this chapter)