Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 598 Stepping onto the Stage
In the parking lot of Cloud Satellite TV.

Having rejected Gang Hao's invitation for a late-night snack, Hanyu Hideki sat alone in the driver's seat of the Ferrari F40, thinking quietly.

Before meeting Koichi Minato, he had refused to attend the Hanyu Education Foundation Scholarship Award Ceremony.

The reason is simple, because the famous Recruit bribery case is about to be exposed by the media.

Although this bribery case involves many people and the power struggle behind it is complicated, the means displayed on the surface are actually not complicated.

It was nothing more than the chairman of the Recruit Group, Hiromasa Ezoe, who used various methods to sell the company's original stocks before its listing to the upper-class dignitaries in Japan, and then used his connections to manipulate the company's listing, ultimately helping to increase the value of the original stocks in the hands of the dignitaries.

But this simple method ultimately produced unimaginable results.

This directly led to turmoil in the upper echelons of the Jimin Party, a serious loss of credibility among the people, and a major reshuffle of the entire upper power structure in Neon.

Many high-ranking figures in Japan were implicated, and even the Prime Minister had to resign.

This incident also became a major case during the transition period between Showa and Heisei.

The danger involved is self-evident.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu tried his best to avoid contact with any official figures before the case broke out.

Hideki Hanyu has not investigated, and would not investigate at this time, which high-level figures were involved in this corruption case that led to the deployment of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.

But what he never expected was that while he was trying his best to avoid being involved in this matter, things actually found him.

Koichi Gang just told him in the office that someone wanted to ask him through him whether he was interested in Fuji TV.

This person is none other than Hiromasa Ezoe, the chairman of the Recruit Group.

The instigator of the later Recruit bribery case.

To be precise, the speculator Hiromasa Ezoe also keenly observed the situation between Fuji TV and Neon Broadcasting Corporation, where the mother was the younger and the son was the older.

Hiromasa Ezoe, who is good at stirring up trouble in the stock market, hopes to jointly establish an investment company with the Yunshang Group to launch an acquisition of Neon Broadcasting in the secondary market and ultimately control the entire Fuji TV.

According to Koichi Minato, Ezoe Hiromasa was eyeing Japan's booming television industry.

After all, relying on bribery methods and money-for-power transactions unknown to others, although Jiang Fuhaozheng's wealth is not conspicuous on the surface, he is actually able to call the shots in the Japanese business world. He is very successful and is a real "celebrity".

But for Hideki Hanyu, who is familiar with the history and the background of Hiromasa Ezoe.

This extremely powerful person is actually a time bomb.

It's still a time bomb that's about to explode.

Moreover, Hideki Hanyu also didn't believe that someone who was used to taking shortcuts would come and cooperate with him sincerely.

Most likely they want to use the cooperation to set up a shell company and then take the opportunity to raise the stock price.

As long as this goal is achieved, it doesn’t matter to the other party whether the acquisition is successful in the end.

In this situation, Jiang Fuhao came to the door. No matter what the other party was planning, Hanyu Hideki would certainly not agree to it.

So after Koichi Minato mentioned the name, Hideki Hanyu decisively refused.

The reason is also very simple.

It is impossible for the current Yunshang system to break up with Neon, a nationwide civilian TV station, for the sake of temporary interests.

When doing things, you can't just think about success and not think about failure.

As for why he had already rejected it and why Hanyu Hideki was still worried and thinking in the car at this time, he was mainly wondering why Ezoe Hiromasa would find him.

On the surface, as a new force in the Japanese media field, if Jiang Fuhaozheng wants to make a difference in the media field, it would definitely be right to look for Yunshang Group.

But now the people, forces and interests involved in him are complicated and sometimes you can't just look at things on the surface.

Moreover, Jiang Fuhaozheng had little contact with the Yunshang Department, and suddenly came to the Yunshang Department for cooperation, which seemed a bit wrong no matter how you looked at it.

According to his investigation, the methods used by Tokura Shunichi, Honma and others to win over the powerful and influential were almost the same as those used by Jiang Fu Hiromasa.

In this case, he couldn't guarantee that there was no direct relationship between the two groups.

And is there some conspiracy behind this that he doesn't know about?

After all, there are things he knows that his opponents don't.

In a word, it’s better to be careful.

It is better to think more and worry more than to be careless.

For the time being, the matter has come to an end after rejecting Jiang Fuhaozheng, and his focus will still be on Northeast Energy.

Having made up his mind, Hanyu Hideki didn't think about it any more.

He rolled down the window, gestured to Marco in the car next to him to let him go, then started the car and went back to the Yorozuya Shop.

Silent all night.

April 10th.

After a good night's rest, Hideki Hanyu got up in the morning and finished his morning exercise in the stadium. When he returned to the house, he saw Chie Ishihara had arrived. She was working with Machiko to help him pack his belongings for the trip to Sendai City.

"You're just going to be gone for a few days, there's no need to bring so many things," Hanyu Hideki picked up the little female cat Nakorolu who was rubbing against his feet and instructed Ishihara Chie.

After all, there were already three boxes placed next to Ishihara Tomoe and Machiko.

"Teacher Hanyu actually only has one box of stuff. The rest are things you bought in America and Hong Kong before. It's just right to bring them back together now."

Ishihara Chie explained as she packed her things.

"Did I buy so many things?" Hanyu Hideki said to himself.

When he goes abroad, he usually buys something he likes.

For example, when it comes to birthday presents, there are so many people to give gifts to, and it is obviously impossible for him to remember all of them.

But whether it is for family or friends, the assistant office will help deliver it.

He was going back to Sendai with his things today, and only then did he realize that he had bought quite a lot.

However, since the two were busy, Hideki Hanyu had no intention of helping out.

After taking a casual look, he went to have breakfast with Nakolulu in his arms.

Although the flight is in the afternoon, it doesn't mean he can have free time in the first half of the day.

When others are at the jack of all trades, the phone basically keeps coming in.

People like Hirohashi Asako, Kitahara Eri, and Iwata Satoshi all called him, basically to discuss the latest developments in the company, but there wasn't anything major that was worthy of attention.

Yugo Suzuki of Sky Telecom Co., Ltd. also called to report on business progress in Kansai.

According to Yugo Suzuki, the campus network there is very effective and the students have responded very well.

Nowadays, not only are many universities in Kansai planning to cooperate with Sky Telecom Co., Ltd., but even some universities in Tokyo are also consulting on the business.

As for Sky Telecom Co., Ltd.'s mobile phone business in Tokyo, it can only be said that the base stations have not yet been laid out and the business is still in the development stage.

In addition to official business, there are naturally also personal matters.

For example, Akina Nakamori, who had just released her first single and was now promoting it overseas and was currently in Malaysia, kept talking to him on the phone.

If Ishihara Tomoe hadn't urged her again and again, saying that she had to leave for a plane, the girl would have insisted on chatting with Hanyu Hideki all night.

It was under this situation that Hideki Hanyu and his entourage set out from Yorozuya, and eventually boarded the Spirit at Haneda International Airport to Sendai.

After a short flight, the plane landed at Sendai Airport.

As soon as Hideki Hanyu walked out of the private plane aisle, he saw the president of Tohoku Energy, Shigemasa Nakano.

"President, good afternoon." Nakano Shigemasa bowed respectfully to Hanyu Hideki.

Hanyu Hideki nodded slightly and asked, "Isn't today the weekend? Why did Nakano-san come to pick me up in person?" Nakano Shigemasa said seriously, "Although it is the weekend, I don't feel like resting."

"Is it for the purpose of going public?" asked Hideki Hanyu.

Nakano Shigemasa replied, "Yes, all preparations have been made. Tomorrow's meeting with the organization will actually be a meeting with the future new members of the board of directors."

"Is there any difference?" Hanyu Hideki asked with a smile.

Nakano Shigemasa responded, “I feel like the responsibility is different, it seems like there are more people to be responsible for.”

After hearing this, Hanyu Hideki roughly understood what Nakano Shigemasa was thinking at the moment.

It's nothing more than worrying that as the president of a listed company, his every move will attract more attention, and he will have to face more shareholders, so it is inevitable that he will feel nervous and uneasy.

After all, before, as long as he had his support, no matter what Nakano Shigemasa did in Northeast Energy, the rear area basically had no worries.

"Mr. Nakano, this is the price of going public. If Northeast Energy wants to develop, you must overcome this."

Hanyu Hideki paused and said, "But don't worry, I will still support you as always."

"Thank you, President Hanyu." Nakano Shigemasa said hurriedly.

It was as if he had personally met Hanyu Hideki at the airport and said these words just in the hope of getting this promise from Hanyu Hideki.

This scene reminded him vaguely of the time when Hideki Hanyu acquired Tohoku Energy.

As the two were talking, they had already walked to the car waiting for Hanyu Hideki.

After expressing his gratitude, Nakano Shigemasa took the initiative to open the car door for Hanyu Hideki, "President, please get in the car."

After Hanyu Hideki sat on the seat, he immediately said to Nakano Shigemasa, "Nakano-san, come up as well. I've asked my family to prepare dinner. Let's have a drink tonight."

This tone and attitude towards his own people is what Hanyu Hideki wanted to show to Nakano Shigemasa, because he knew why the other party came today.

If Nakano Shigemasa wanted his attitude, then he would give Nakano Shigemasa an attitude.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this.

There was an undisguised look of joy in Nakano Shigemasa's eyes.

……

At the Hanyu family residence, Hanyu Hideki, who had not been home for a long time, was warmly welcomed by his younger sister Hanyu Yui as soon as he entered the door.

Hanyu Sonoko originally wanted to pull her son aside to say something, but when she saw Nakano Shigemasa following behind Hanyu Hideki, she hurriedly pulled her daughter aside.

She understood that Hanyu Hideki must have something important to discuss with his subordinates.

Two hours later, the night was getting darker.

Hideki Hanyu personally saw Shigemasa Nakano off, and when he came back he saw his family waiting for him.

"Aren't you guys going to rest yet?" asked Hanyu Hideki.

The old man spoke first, "I read the newspaper recently, and it's all about Northeast Energy."

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "We will definitely promote it when it goes public so that people will buy more stocks."

"But some people are not optimistic. Will something go wrong?" asked the old man.

"The market is so good now, there will be no problem," said Hideki Hanyu confidently.

As for what the old man said about some people not being optimistic, Nakano Shigemasa just told him that there were many reasons, which were also the reason why Nakano Shigemasa lacked confidence before.

After all, the media was not very optimistic about Northeast Energy’s overseas investment strategy.

Now that Hideki Hanyu has made no secret of his intention to use the funds raised from the IPO to continue investing in overseas energy sectors, those people are cheering even more happily.

But Hideki Hanyu understands that no matter what the outside world says, he must persevere.

Because only he knows that he doesn't have much time left to invest.

This summer, the Iran-Iraq War will end.

Soon after, the Gulf War that shocked the world was about to come.

It seems that there is still some time, but for the operation of a large enterprise, one or two years is not a very long period.

In the previous life, the neon bubble had just burst, and the economy was at its most fragile, but it was hit hard by the rise in energy prices.

Hideki Hanyu has no intention of solving any problems, nor does he think he can solve any problems.

But he understood that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take advantage of the crisis to gain benefits and capital.

If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again.

Therefore, no matter what the outside world says, he must support Nakano Shigemasa and support the investment plan they have already formulated.

Seeing how confident he was, the old man didn't say anything else.

After all, Hanyu Hideki's career is no longer something he can interfere with.

As for Hanyu Yuanzi, she just asked with concern, "I saw you drinking just now, do you want me to prepare some midnight snack for you?"

"I am indeed a little hungry. Please help me cook a bowl of noodles."

Hanyu Hideki said this with a relaxed smile.

Only here can he temporarily forget the intrigues and schemes in the business world.

……

April 11th.

Hideki Hanyu met with one of the most important investment institutions of Tohoku Energy before its listing at the Tohoku Energy headquarters in Sendai City.

The representative of the institution spoke frankly during the meeting, saying that the investment was not in Tohoku Energy, but in Hideki Hanyu himself.

Of course, Hanyu Hideki just listened to such words.

If you really believe it, just wait to be sold out and count the money for them.

But no matter what, the process and results of this meeting were very good.

At this time, everyone also saw it.

Although the president of Tohoku Energy is Shigemasa Nakano, it was Hideki Hanyu who gave the market the greatest confidence when it went public.

After all, his miracle of making a fortune from scratch can invisibly give investors confidence.

Hideki Hanyu has always been deliberately low-key at Tohoku Energy.

It also had to gradually come to the fore regarding the listing of Northeast Energy.

The time came to April 12th.

At the Hanyu family residence, in the Takein cloakroom where Hideki Hanyu lives, Hideki Hanyu is adjusting his suit with the help of Chie Ishihara.

He checked the time on his watch and asked, "Is everything ready outside?"

Ishihara Chie replied, "I'm ready."

Hanyu Hideki looked at himself after getting ready, let out a long sigh, and then said with a smile.

"I haven't been interviewed on TV for a long time. I'm a little nervous."

Ishihara Chie said, "Hanyu-sensei, relax."

Hideki Hanyu helplessly spread his hands.

"I want to relax, but this is not a satellite TV program on the cloud, but an interview with NHK. These stubborn people won't give me face."

(End of this chapter)