Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 436 This is not a business war

After Hanyu Hideki read the ordinary invitation, he put it away.

Next, he took out the drawings he had brought back.

Set up an easel in the living room and prepare to continue completing the picture book story of "Home Alone".

Who would have thought that at this moment, there was a sudden sound of opening the door.

"Is it Yasuko?"

Hanyu Hideki asked and planned to get up.

Calculating the time, Yasuko Sawaguchi should be back by now.

Who would have thought that after he finished speaking, his answer was in English.

"I'm not your Jingzi."

When Hideki Hanyu heard this voice, he knew who it was without having to guess.

Naomi Watts lives in Yasuko Sawaguchi's house.

Hanyu Hideki immediately sat down again.

The other party went to Osaka with Yasuko Sawaguchi for vacation during the summer, and Yasuko Sawaguchi only recently came back with her family.

Naomi Watts came back early. After all, unlike Yasuko Sawaguchi, who was supported by a boss, she still had to work hard to make money.

Hideki Hanyu heard footsteps walking towards him and asked without looking back, "How was your vacation?"

“Very happy and of course thank you for this wonderful holiday, your holiday home and yacht are both beautiful.”

Naomi Watts walked to Hideki Hanyu's side and looked at Hideki Hanyu's creation curiously.

"Then you should thank Jingzi. I have already given the ship to her."

Hideki Hanyu didn't mind the other party watching.

"Haha, although I'm only eighteen years old, I'm not an idiot. Without you, Jingzi wouldn't even be able to get the money to refuel the yacht. Although she is more famous than me in Neon, she hasn't made as much money as me from her work this year. .”

Regarding Naomi Watts’ words, Hideki Hanyu was noncommittal.

He can take care of his own woman as he wants.

Yasuko Sawaguchi is beautiful and well-behaved, so why spend a little money on her?

When Naomi Watts saw Hanyu Hideki didn't speak, she didn't continue to talk about that topic. After all, that was Yasuko Sawaguchi's lifestyle.

Although she has a good relationship with Yasuko Sawaguchi, she does not approve of her friend's lifestyle.

Young Naomi Watts didn't want to be a canary.

From the bottom of her heart, she still hopes to succeed with her own efforts.

Desire to pursue independent personality and feelings.

Thinking of this, she turned towards the door and took out a bank card from the hanging bag.

Then he placed it on the paint rack next to Hanyu Hideki.

"What?" Hanyu Hideki asked curiously.

"The penalty will be returned to you. The password is on the back of the card." Naomi Watts answered.

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he did not pretend to be aloof and said that you don't need to give me a small amount of money.

Of course, he wouldn't worry about it to the point of asking for interest.

He just nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Then continue to concentrate on creating.

Naomi Watts felt relaxed when she saw Hideki Hanyu receiving the money.

Although Hideki Hanyu didn't know how to repay the favor for saving her, at least he could pay back the liquidated damages first.

With nothing to do, she simply continued to watch Hanyu Hideki's creations.

Because the work has not been completed yet, there is no content or plot to be seen.

Thinking of Hanyu Hideki's identity besides being a rich man, he asked out of curiosity, "Are you creating picture books?"

"Yes." Hanyu Hideki replied.

Next, Naomi Watts didn't know what to say.

After all, she knew nothing about painting or literature.

But that didn't stop her from thinking Hideki Hanyu was great.

The man in front of her, even from her aesthetic point of view, has a slender and strong body, three-dimensional and handsome facial features, and a gentle and sunny temperament.

Talented, capable, and a billionaire.

No matter how you look at him, he is the perfect man in the eyes of women.

Only her poor attitude towards feelings made her feel pity.

If Hideki Hanyu is willing to devote himself to a woman, then she will definitely pursue her.

While Naomi Watts was thinking wildly, the door opened again.

This time you don’t need to guess, it’s Yasuko Sawaguchi who is back.

Then Naomi Watts discovered that Hideki Hanyu, who had not even moved his buttocks when she entered the door just now, took the initiative to stand up and greeted Yasuko Sawaguchi who entered the door.

"My Jingzi is back."

"Hideki-kun, have you missed me?"

"Of course I do."
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He looked at Hanyu Hideki holding the petite Yasuko Sawaguchi into his arms with a look of love on his face.

Naomi Watts felt a little strange for no reason.

That feeling is certainly not jealous, or anything like that.

If I have to describe it.

That is when women face outstanding men and feel that their own charm has failed.

Obviously I don't want to, but when facing "competition", I am not willing to "lose".

It can only be said that a woman's mind is so elusive sometimes.

Hideki Hanyu doesn't care about what Naomi Watts thinks.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Yasuko Sawaguchi, and now he only sees beauty.

Hideki Hanyu really likes Yasuko Sawaguchi who was able to make a name for herself in the Showa era with her good looks.

Even if he continued to create picture books, he would always have Yasuko Sawaguchi sitting next to him.

And Sawaguchi Yasuko was also very happy to accompany Hanyu Hideki.

But soon, she discovered the bank card on the paint shelf.

The beauty asked curiously, "Hideki-kun, what is this?"

"The liquidated damages Naomi Watts paid me seemed to be ten million yen."

Hanyu Hideki said, casually putting the card into Sawaguchi Yasuko's hand, "The password is on the back, and I'll give it to you as pocket money."

"It's great. It can be used as funds to take my sister to go skiing in Hokkaido."

"If it's not enough, you can ask me to get more."

"Well, Hideki-kun is the best."

Next to her, Naomi Watts said her hard-earned $10 million was spent so casually.

The most important thing is that she feels a little full from the dog food.

So, let’s go back to the bedroom and rest.

Seeing Naomi Watts leaving, Hideki Hanyu immediately said, "The eyesore has finally left."

Yasuko Sawaguchi was a little surprised, "Don't Hideki-kun like Naomi?"

"That's not true. It's just that it's hard to do some things when she's around."

"what's up?"

"Of course this is it."

As Hideki Hanyu said, he directly picked up the petite beauty and placed her on his lap.

Then he kissed her unceremoniously.

After a long time, the passionate kiss ended. Hanyu Hideki looked at the shy Sawaguchi Yasuko in his arms and said with a smile.

"As soon as we met, I wanted to kiss Yasuko."

Yasuko Sawaguchi nodded obediently and echoed in an inaudible voice.

"I want, too."

"Huh?" When the scumbag heard what the beauty said, he couldn't hold back his thoughts.

"Then I want to do more."

After he finished speaking, he carried Yasuko Sawaguchi and walked toward the second floor.

He really loved the most beautiful woman of the Showa era to his core.
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It didn't take long.

Naomi Watts was sorting out her upcoming work schedule in her bedroom when she suddenly heard a strange sound.

After a while, Naomi Watts found it was endless and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"That person is like this every time he comes. Can't he use up all his energy?"

Should I live somewhere else? Forget it, I'd better bear with it, renting a house in Tokyo is too expensive, and I still have to save money to pay for the tuition of acting school. "

Naomi Watts struggled, and finally, forced by her shriveled wallet, chose to ignore the disturbing voice.

But she didn't know that Nicole Kidman, who once complained to her about Yasuko Sawaguchi's loud voice, now met Hideki Hanyu and her voice was no less loud than Yasuko Sawaguchi's.
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After Hideki Hanyu moved into a house in Chiyoda District.

Accompanied by a beautiful woman, warm and fragrant nephrite, and red sleeves adding fragrance, four days passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon, the day came when the locust room held a chrysanthemum viewing banquet.

Because he was worried that Hideki Hanyu would forget something, Yutaro Hatoyama called him to remind him to go on time.

Obviously, the other party attaches great importance to this chrysanthemum viewing banquet.

Even after Sawaguchi Yasuko learned about Hanyu Hideki's trip, she started preparing for her lover with great caution, for fear of being rude in the slightest.

Only Hanyu Hideki, who was completely indifferent to the Neon Locust Room, was not very interested in this banquet.

Even if Yutaro Hatoyama said it was good for him.

Under the farewell of Yasuko Sawaguchi, Hideki Hanyu went to the Locust Palace Hotel in Tokyo.

As soon as I got off the bus, I saw many reporters waiting at the door.

Then a series of flash lights came on.

There are many cultural celebrities coming to the banquet tonight, but in terms of popularity, Hideki Hanyu is definitely among the best.

If we only count the number of fans, Hideki Hanyu is definitely the number one person.

After all, Hideki Hanyu’s book club has more members than most idols’ support clubs in Neon.

If it weren't for Hanyu Hideki's special status and his indifference to popularity, it would be difficult for the industry to report news about him.

Otherwise, his usual news coverage in Neon would probably be as high as that of idol stars.

However, when Hanyu Hideki participates in such official activities, reporters can finally conduct interviews openly.

Therefore, what followed with the continuous flash of lights was the reporters' questions.

Someone asked him what he thought of attending the banquet.

Someone asked him what works he will produce in the near future.

Some people asked about the future development of Yunshang Entertainment.

Someone asked Elf Entertainment about its future plans.

There are even one or two people who don't know the depth and directly seek confirmation of relationship scandals.

These reporters would not let him leave without answering the questions.

It is not easy for him to get angry publicly in public.

In the end, I could only pick a few irrelevant questions to answer.

"It's certainly an honor to be invited to the banquet."

"I have no works to release in the near future, and I don't know the arrangements for next year yet."

"As for the development of the club, please interview the person in charge of the club. I don't know more than you do."

As for the relationship scandal, Hanyu Hideki directly gave the questioner a look and let the other person experience it on his own.

After finally dealing with the media, Hanyu Hideki finally entered the hotel.

Then we entered the banquet hall under the guidance of the waiter.

Inside, Hanyu Hideki saw many familiar people.

Basically, they are all famous figures in the neon cultural circle. Although Hanyu Hideki did not have very good friendships with these people, he had many interactions with them when he was in the same circle.

And as the banquet started getting closer and more people came, Hanyu Hideki gradually got a taste of it.

He seemed to understand the benefits that Yutaro Hatoyama told him.

Everyone knows that in any circle.

There are people who like to stay outside the "mainstream", stand out and show off their individuality.

There are people who like to yearn for the "mainstream", stay close to the "system", hang out in circles, build mountain tops, and form cliques.

For example, in the music industry, there are those musicians who don't care about various associations and like to focus on their own music. They don't care about awards and only serve their fans.

There are also people like Shunichi Mizukura who like to hang out in various associations and just use their experience in the music industry as a resource for advancement.

The same is true for the neon literary circle.

Hanyu Hideki used to be involved in many circles for the sake of "fake fame" and "awards", and even reached the second-in-command position in the local children's literature association.

He is a junior who is considered "sensible" by seniors in the industry.

He is also loved by everyone, and he will be brought with him whenever there is any benefit.

However, he is a centrist. After winning almost all the awards, he becomes less enthusiastic after reaching a certain level.

And who can be here today?

They are basically the backbone of the "mainstream" faction.

Their identities are basically the middle and senior levels of major associations and members of the advisory team of official organizations.

Once you have a good relationship with these people, if nothing else, there is no problem in being soft on mainstream awards.

Another very important point is that Hanyu Hideki has been running with the Cultural Medal. These people have a big say.

He finally understood that Yutaro Hatoyama helped him attend this banquet in order to let him communicate more with these people and end his career as a runner for the Cultural Medal as soon as possible.

What Hideki Hanyu can say is that Yutaro Hatoyama made a mistake out of good intentions.

Although he was worried about running away with him.

But it’s great if you can get it, and you won’t be too sorry if you can’t.

Now, he has passed the period of needing awards to prove himself.

But now that he's here, he won't pretend to be aloof.

Familiarly socializing with everyone, taking the opportunity to admire the chrysanthemums placed in the banquet hall.

Looking at the pots of chrysanthemums in front of him, Hanyu Hideki thought to himself that this is what chrysanthemum viewing looks like, and it’s really boring.

Not long after socializing, the banquet started.

The person hosting the banquet was Queen Xiangchun.

As for why this one.

I heard that it was because the locust who would kick his legs in a few years was in poor health and could not show up today.

Hanyu Hideki thought that this was fine. The food for today's banquet was pretty good, so he would lose his appetite after seeing it.

But what he didn't expect was that Queen Xiangchun specially met him alone at the banquet and had a chat with him.

How should I put it, it was like an ordinary old lady chatting with him for a few words.

He expressed that he had read his picture books and novels and liked his warm and beautiful style of writing. He said that his works brought solace to the hearts of ordinary people.

Regarding these scenes, Hanyu Hideki's words go in one ear and out the other.

But he saw the reporters taking photos and records next to him, and thought that if he didn't pay attention, he would make headlines again tomorrow.

After the interview, the banquet returned to boring entertainment.

The only thing that impressed Hanyu Hideki was the cryptic expressions of some association leaders.

The association has lacked sponsorship funds for certain activities recently, and hopes that Hideki Hanyu can contribute to the association, so that they will also support Hideki Hanyu in certain things.

Hanyu Hideki has long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

They all agreed in one breath, saying that after the end, they would arrange for affiliated companies to contact them for sponsorship matters.

Anyway, the company he owns sponsors many activities every year.

There is nothing wrong with sponsoring a few more literary circles.

And don’t underestimate these mainstream celebrities. In this era without the Internet, these guys also have the right to speak in the mainstream of society to a certain extent.

A little money, in exchange for the protection of reputation, is actually quite cost-effective.

After saying this, this banquet in the Locust Room with the title of chrysanthemum appreciation is over.

He himself was busy with social activities and exhausted mentally and physically.

After returning to the house in Chiyoda District, Sawaguchi Yasuko asked questions with great interest.

In the end, at the expense of helping Hanyu Hideki "relax", the scumbag told the details of what happened at the banquet.

And on the second day, it was exactly as Hanyu Hideki expected.

Some of the news about him made headlines.

Hideki Hanyu did not pay much attention to this.

In the remaining days of October, Hanyu Hideki was busy writing the "Home Alone" picture book.

There are also many entertainment events at the end of the year, official, unofficial, literary circles, or corporate receptions.

In short, if he couldn't push it away, he would have to make a trip.

During this period, he did not always live here at Sawaguchi Yasuko.

While Xiaopangcai was not active, he went back to Baijintai for a week.

Later, because I couldn't resist the temptation, the little goblin seduced me with the teacher's sentences, so I went to stay in an apartment in the Central District for a few nights.

He originally wanted to accompany Kuroki Hitomi, but he and Uesugi Miki went to America for inspection and they haven't come back yet, so he had no choice but to give up.

Time flies, October is over, and the calendar turns to November.

The New Year is getting closer.

Although the picture book of "Home Alone" is almost over, Hideki Hanyu has to prepare for other things first.

Because of this incident, he also had a reason to refuse more and more frequent social events.

That is, Masahiro Aiga from Shogakukan reminded him that he must hurry up and go to England to attend the medal ceremony.

But before heading to England, he still had a few things to take care of.

November 2nd,

Elf Entertainment, Satoru Iwata’s president’s office.

Kitahara Eri and Iwata Satoru were communicating in a low voice.

On the sofa nearby, Hideki Hanyu quickly flipped through the documents.

The first is the acquisition information of SNK.

After Iwata went to Osaka in person, the matter was basically settled, and SNK became one of the absolutely controlled subsidiaries of Genie Entertainment.

Yoshihiko Takado retains part of the shares and continues to serve as president, managing SNK's business in Kansai.

The second thing is the terms of cooperation with Toho on several classic monsters.

Seeing that he was dissatisfied with it, Hanyu Hideki took up his pen and revised it, asking the team to negotiate again.

As for the last and most important thing, they negotiated the cooperation with Seibu Group on "Elf Paradise".

This large-scale cooperation has been discussed for more than a year from the beginning to the present, but due to various reasons, the agreement could not be reached.

Recently, as Hanyu Hideki put forward the final conditions and the Seibu Group further relented, the "Elf Paradise" cooperation finally saw the dawn of success.

Seibu Group agreed to the 35% shareholding of the Elf Group.

It also agreed to offset part of the investment based on the value of the copyright.

There are still some small details left, and Hanyu Hideki wrote some comments.

These are clauses that may not seem like a big deal now, but will facilitate decoupling between the two parties in the future.

I believe it won’t take long to talk about this.

If everything goes well, the 'Elf Paradise' will definitely be officially launched next year.

After reading all the documents, Hanyu Hideki put away his pen and said to the two people next to him, "I have written everything that needs attention in the documents."

"Okay, I will tell them to pay attention." Iwata responded.

And Eri Kitahara came over and picked up the documents about the 'Elf Paradise' and looked at it, and then said, "It seems that Hanyu-san has no other requests."

"Yeah, it's been delayed for so long, it's time to start."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he asked Eri Kitahara, "How was Kitahara-san's work going to Europe last month?"

"The main purpose of my visit this time is to expand sales channels, and the progress is going very smoothly, mainly because our products are popular."

"That's great. It will be great when our channels can be the same as Sony's."

"Haha, Hanyu-san really dares to think about it."

Kitahara Eri only thought Hanyu Hideki was joking.

Sony's sales channels around the world have been built over many years by relying on a large number of consumer electrical products.

It is basically impossible for Elf Entertainment to catch up in a short time.

"Just work hard. Even if you can't compare, you can't be too far behind. Otherwise, if there is competition in the future, you can't be held back by channels."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Iwata Satoru and Kitahara Eri couldn't help but look serious.

Iwata even asked directly, "President, have you heard any news? Is Sony also going to get involved in the game business?"

"The game market is so hot, do you think Sony will give up such a big piece of the pie? Sony has a senior executive named Ken Kutaragi who has been in contact with me and has proposed the idea of ​​cooperating with us on consoles more than once."

Regarding Kutaragi Ken's cooperation, Hanyu Hideki does not take it to heart for the time being.

Others don't know, so how could Hideki Hanyu not know.

It is said that Nintendo stabbed Sony in the past, but Sony did not have any good intentions in the cooperation.

In another time and space, in the 1990s, it was the emergence of Sony that ended Nintendo's dominance.

Time moves backward again, into the twenty-first century.

Sony and Microsoft are far behind Nintendo in terms of game market share alone.

Nintendo accounts for half of the mobile gaming market, and has fallen behind early due to rigid management and poor decision-making.

However, it seems that there are not many Neon game companies that have not fallen behind on the mobile side.

Therefore, although Elf Entertainment is in great shape at this time, it is by no means without challenges. There are some things that we would rather do more than not do.

"What did the president think about it?" Iwata asked.

“Recently, I heard some rumors within the company that our market share is so high that there is no need to continue investing heavily in hardware research and development every year.

What I want to say is that we cannot control what others do, but we cannot be satisfied with our current success.

Neon and America's research institutes must continue to increase investment in research and development. We must not only have the best software, but also the best hardware.

In the future, if any senior executive suggests cutting off R&D investment, I will tell them to get out. I am not afraid of spending money, but they are worried about losing a little bit of dividends! "

Although Hanyu Hideki is not specifically responsible for the club's work, it does not mean that he does not have sources within the club.

Because some executives have invested too much in R&D, they will receive less dividends at the end of the year, so they say some mindless things.

Hideki Hanyu would never tolerate such a person.

At its peak in the previous life, Nintendo led the world in hardware and earned hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

As a result, in the late 1980s, hardware continued to lag behind due to R&D investment.

In the end, it even became recognized as the one with the most outstanding hardware among the three major console manufacturers.

It’s okay for Nintendo to pursue gameplay.

But in the increasingly fierce competition, as long as you have shortcomings, you will give your opponents opportunities.

Hideki Hanyu's philosophy has always been that instead of waiting for the other party to seize his weaknesses and challenge him, it is better to try his best to do better.

Compared with everything lost by losing the market and falling into competition, those R&D expenses are not worth mentioning at all.

Looking at so many cases in the business world, very few are truly defeated by their opponents. Most declines are due to their own problems.

As a time-traveler, he clearly knows where is the way to life and where is the way to death.

As a result, you have to step into a dead end, then expose your weaknesses and cause opponents to besiege you, and finally work hard, waste energy, money, and time, and defeat your opponents seemingly "wonderfully".

This is not a business war.

This is cerebral palsy.
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After telling Satoru Iwata and Eri Kitahara, Hideki Hanyu declined the invitation to have lunch with them and did not stay at Elf Entertainment for any longer.

In order to make time for his trip to the UK, his schedule for the past two days was extremely full.

　Thanks to Wandering Books and Oakes 20210815 for the reward.

(End of this chapter)