Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 737 A familiar figure

The general manager's office of Yunhua Records.

Peng Guohua put down the documents in his hand and smiled shyly at Hanyu Hideki, "Mr. Hanyu, I'm really sorry. I'm too busy with work."

Just now, seeing that the autograph session of "Little Tigers" would not be over for a while, Hanyu Hideki finally gave up his trip to Zhongyun TV Station and went to Yunhua Records instead.

However, since he was not informed in advance, when Hanyu Hideki arrived at the general manager's office, Peng Guohua only had time to greet him hurriedly. Since then, he has been busy until now and finally has some free time.

"It's okay. I didn't tell you in advance, so I caused you trouble."

Hideki Hanyu answered casually.

Upon hearing this, Peng Guohua apologized again and again.

After all, Hideki Hanyu has a special status and position. He is not only his boss, but also has enormous power in Taiwan's upper class and business circles.

This time when Hanyu Hideki came to Taiwan for inspection, those leading figures even went to visit him in person, and the news was only known to a small circle.

The only advantage Peng Guohua had was that he was an close associate of Hanyu Hideki, so he heard some of the news. Otherwise, how could he have known such an important thing?

So Peng Guohua must correct his attitude.

Because compared with Hideki Hanyu's other investments in Taiwan, although Yunhua Records is well-known, it can only be ranked at the bottom in terms of profitability and asset size.

As a result, when Hideki Hanyu came to Taiwan this time, he did not arrange any itinerary for Yunhua Records.

If it weren't for the influence of the "Little Tigers" autograph event, Hideki Hanyu would not be here at this time.

Of course, Peng Guohua's attitude is only directed at Hanyu Hideki.

As for Goveru who was beside Hideki Hanyu, except for saying hello at the beginning, Peng Guohua was very tactful and ignored her the whole time.

Of course he knew that his boss was a playboy.

Last year, Mr. Huang, who was quite famous in Taiwan, introduced a beauty to Hanyu Hideki, whose name seemed to be "Xiao Qiang".

Peng Guohua knew that his boss was probably just playing around, but the woman used the incident to spread the word afterwards and even made a lot of money by using the boss's name.

So Peng Guohua could only watch from the sidelines as he saw Gorweiru in front of him.

After all, no one knows whether the boss is just playing around with it or not.

After expressing his apologies repeatedly, Peng Guohua began to talk about serious matters.

The first was the Little Tigers, which caused Hideki Hanyu to change his schedule.

"In fact, Xiaoyan arranged a signing event for Little Tigers today to help promote their first official album which will be released at the end of the month."

Hearing what Peng Guohua said, Hanyu Hideki was a little curious, "They haven't released an album yet?"

Peng Guohua replied, "Before, I just promoted it on TV shows and released two singles tentatively. After seeing that the highest sales volume was 350,000 copies, I decided to release an album."

Hanyu Hideki asked again, "What is the name of the new album?"

"Happy Journey."

As soon as Peng Guohua gave this answer, some memories instantly flooded into Hanyu Hideki's mind.

If I remember correctly, the album "Xiao Yao You" by Little Tigers sold two million copies in just ten days of its release in another time and space.

As for the total historical sales of this album, it has reached an exaggerated 15 million copies.

Even though many of the albums sold in Taiwan are in the form of cassettes and their prices are not as high as those of Japanese records, in terms of sales alone, they are enough to kill any Japanese singer in seconds.

And this is the potential of the Chinese music market.

In another time and space, it was the sudden popularity of "Little Tigers" that completely ignited the Chinese music market and allowed everyone to see the power of Chinese music in Asia.

It also marked the beginning of the golden age of Chinese music.

But unfortunately, this grand occasion did not continue.

Due to multiple factors including rampant piracy and insufficient copyright protection, the Chinese music market eventually headed in another direction.

Maybe it's decline, or maybe it's a new beginning.

In short, Hideki Hanyu did not get the answer before traveling through time.

Thinking of the possible success of the Little Tigers, Hanyu Hideki said to Peng Guohua.

"I won't interfere with your arrangements, but if you need help and headquarters can't solve it, please contact me in time."

Peng Guohua hurriedly said, "Mr. Hanyu, please rest assured. There is no problem for the time being."

However, Hanyu Hideki asked, "I saw the previous work report. You submitted an acquisition plan to the headquarters. Do you have any new goals?"

The emergence of Yunhua Records was supported by Yunshang Music. Relying on strong financial resources and under the leadership of Peng Guohua, a group of people were poached from Feidie Records to become independent.

After the record company was established, there have been many actions in this regard.

These tactics have basically never stopped, including poaching singers, acquiring other record companies and studios, and even investing money to help people with ideas start their own businesses.

For example, he poached Jiang Yuheng and helped Li Zongsheng set up his own studio, and then used Li Zongsheng to poach Zhou Huajian.

Today, Yunhua Records has become a giant that is surrounded by stars in the Taiwanese music circle.

The main one is Yunhua Records, with a circle of satellite companies or studios around it.

Yunhua Records provides resources to everyone and does not easily interfere with the creative freedom of satellite companies and studios.

However, in business, such as distribution, promotion, commercial performances, etc., everyone mainly relies on Yunhua Records.

In fact, it is not just Taiwan's Yunhua Records. Yunshang Entertainment in other parts of Asia is also expanding in this way.

Relying on their wealth and power, they first seize the territory, and then rely on continuous mergers to seize an absolute market share. After becoming bigger and stronger, they use the momentum to further develop, or even monopolize.

In many regions, the treatment that Yunshang Entertainment provides to talents seems to be very good, which has become Yunshang Entertainment's biggest weapon for conquering the city.

But to be honest, it's not just about throwing money.

First of all, treatment is a matter of comparison.

Take the record industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan for example. Before, no matter how many records sold, singers, music creators, and behind-the-scenes producers received almost no share of the profits. They only received a fixed salary or a red envelope after a big sale.

After entering the market, Cloud Music began to implement a profit-sharing system, and the ratio was even lower than that in Japan.

At first, other record companies were unwilling to follow suit.

But seeing that Yunshang Entertainment was paying profits while poaching talents with high contract fees, talents started to leave like crazy, so he had to follow suit in a hurry.

But then they found that they had underestimated the impact of economies of scale.

Here we come to the second reason why everyone chooses Cloud Music.

Yunshang Music has a huge distribution channel, a complete management system, a transparent profit-sharing system, and the strong publicity and marketing efforts of the entire group.

It allows singers to sign contracts with peace of mind without worrying about being cheated, and they don’t have to worry about their music being produced and sales being affected by insufficient promotion or distribution.

As the scale expands, Cloud Music will be able to generate more profits and continue to increase salaries, making it difficult for competitors to keep up.

Step by step, step by step.

The Asian music market is being eaten away bit by bit by Cloud Music in this arms race.

The reason why Yunshang Entertainment dares to expand in this way, in addition to its own financial resources, the most important reason is of course the presence of Hideki Hanyu at the helm.

After all, others who cannot see the future dare not invest so many resources and funds in a gamble.

Only as he has absolute control over Yunshang Entertainment, could he force such a large group to develop according to his requirements.

You know, since Yunshang Entertainment launched its Asian strategy, the dividends of several founders have dropped sharply.

If this happened in a normal company, the partners would have rebelled long ago.

But now everything is over. The crazy expansion has slowed down, the goals of the Asian strategy have been achieved, and Yunshang Entertainment Media Group has also ushered in the harvest season.

The first album of "Little Tigers" is the charge to harvest.

Hideki Hanyu is looking forward to that day.

After hearing Hanyu Hideki's question, Peng Guohua thought about it and answered.

"I submitted it, but it was over. It was just a small record company called Xingge Records, which was established in the 1970s and mainly dealt in campus folk songs.

Nowadays, there is no market for campus folk songs, and their business conditions are not very good.

However, I chose to acquire this record company mainly because of their song library and the Golden Melody Awards they organized.

This is an award from the Taiwan Youth Campus Folk Song Competition, which should help us discover some young blood.

After all, a record company always needs successors, and simply poaching people won’t work.”

Hanyu Hideki said, "I'm just asking casually, you can handle it yourself."

However, even though he said this, the name Xingge Records still surprised him a little.

There is no need to say how important Taiwanese campus folk songs are in the Chinese music scene.

Xinge Records was definitely one of the important forces during the campus folk music era.

The singer most familiar to domestic music fans should be Qi Yu, who was launched by Xingge Records. The album "Olive Tree" was released by Xingge Records.

Of course, in addition to campus folk songs, Xingge Records also discovered another heavyweight singer in the future, that is Richie Jen.

Having received a little surprise, Hanyu Hideki raised his hand to check the time on his watch, then stood up and said to Peng Guohua.

"It's getting late, and I should go to Zhongyun TV station. I won't disturb you from work."

Peng Guohua said politely, "Sir, would you like to have lunch together?"

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "Your girlfriend is working so hard at the memorial, it would be better for you to go and accompany her if you have time."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki said goodbye to Peng Guohua and left Yunhua Records with his entourage.

After they got in the car, Goveru belatedly asked Hanyu Hideki, "It turns out that Yunhua Records is also Mr.'s investment. No wonder the music for Zhongyun TV's self-produced TV series is all entrusted to Yunhua Records."

Hanyu Hideki said, "I thought you knew it a long time ago."

Goveru hugged Hanyu Hideki's hand and said, "I have only been in the industry for a short time, how can I know so many things."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden? Are you also interested in releasing an album?"

Goveru asked curiously, "Does releasing records make money?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "If it sells well, we will make money."

Goveru stared at Hanyu Hideki with her big eyes, "Then do you think I have the talent to be a singer?"

Hanyu Hideki looked at the woman and said jokingly, "Your voice was okay last night, but singing... I think it's better to forget it."

Goveru understood the meaning behind Hanyu Hideki's words and immediately hit the scumbag's arm in shame and anger.

But at this moment, Marco, who was driving, reported to Hanyu Hideki, "Boss, there's still a traffic jam over there."

Hanyu Hideki glanced at the front of the car and said helplessly, "Forget it, let's go back to Yangmingshan directly."

Then he instructed Qianye Xun, the co-pilot, "Ask the chef to prepare lunch for me. The dishes for entertaining Xiaoshan-san are good.

Then I called Zhongyun TV Station and asked the station director and the production department director to go to Yangmingshan in the afternoon to report to me on their work. "

It’s rare that Hideki Hanyu behaved like a big boss.

After he said this, the way Goveru beside him looked at him was full of admiration and love.

The senior executives of Zhongyun TV Station, who usually looked high and mighty in her eyes, now had to go to Hanyu Hideki's home in person to report on their work just because Hanyu Hideki was calling them.

Meeting Hideki Hanyu made her feel like she had reached another level.

Unconsciously, her hands around Hanyu Hideki's arm tightened.

……

After returning to the mansion in Yangmingshan, lunch and the meeting with senior executives of Zhongyun TV in the afternoon all went according to plan and there was nothing noteworthy.

Of course, he did not forget the benefits of Goveru.

This woman is actually not from a professional background and has no connections in the entertainment industry. The reason she entered this industry is the same as that of many artists who come from poor families.

Because his family was in huge debt, he thought he could make a lot of money in the entertainment industry, so he entered this industry.

In another time and space, the other party even shouted "You can't have a family until your debts are paid off."

Of course, what seemed like a huge debt to Goveru was just some pocket money to Hanyu Hideki.

So in addition to helping the other party get some resources from the TV station.

That night, in the bedroom of the Yangmingshan mansion, after Hanyu Hideki was satisfied with Goveru's service, he wrote a check to her.

For Hideki Hanyu, the number on the check might just be his income for a few minutes.

But for Goveru, besides helping her pay off her debts, she was also able to buy an apartment in Bay North City.

Then, the result of the check was that Goveru completely ignored her own situation and tried desperately to meet Hanyu Hideki's needs.

So much so that the next day, the "Elf" had already taken off from Taiwan, but the other party was still in Yangmingshan and had not woken up yet.

But no matter what, Hideki Hanyu's trip to Taiwan has come to an end.

Next up is his itinerary in Southeast Asia.

Another week passed quickly, and Hideki Hanyu traveled on the "Elf" to his major investment countries in Southeast Asia.

The last stop of his Southeast Asian trip was Singapore.

The reason for this arrangement is that in the future, Singapore will become his most important career center besides Japan and China.

Northeast Energy's Asian overseas headquarters is located here.

The newly established "Keystone Bank" will serve as the financial axis of his career.

Not to mention anything else, these two items alone are enough to prove everything.

But this time when he came to Singapore, he was accompanied by another person.

But not beauty.

Although he didn't bring any beauty with him during the week-long schedule, he was really feeling very uncomfortable.

But he was so busy with work that he would have been able to control his desires if it had not been a coincidence like the one with Goveru.

As for the person who came to Singapore with him, it was Mr. Zhao San from Hong Kong.

After Hideki Hanyu decided to invest in the other party's Zhuoneng Group, Mr. Zhao San, with the help of Hideki Hanyu, began to enter the Southeast Asian real estate market.

When Hanyu Hideki was in Thailand, he happened to stay in the same hotel as Mr. Zhao San, who was discussing business.

Then, when Mr. Zhao San learned that he was coming to Singapore, he insisted on coming to Singapore to entertain him, so he came together on the "Elf".

Along the way, this playboy from Hong Kong was envious of Hideki Hanyu's private jet.

After arriving in Singapore, they immediately took Hanyu Hideki to a rather secluded hotel.

It's called a hotel, but it's more like a resort.

“Hanyu, when you come to Singapore in the future, don’t stay in those hotels, stay here. Most of the wealthy people and celebrities from Hong Kong who come to Singapore come here to rest.

Although it may not look impressive from the outside, the service and conditions inside are among the best in Singapore.

Let’s set off after changing our clothes. I have already made arrangements here. Let’s have a good time tonight.

You were unwilling to do so in Thailand, but you must follow my instructions in Singapore."

Hanyu Hideki entered the room, washed up and changed into casual clothes, when he was pulled out again by Mr. Zhao San.

However, just as Hanyu Hideki was walking in the park-like hotel and being taken to his destination by Mr. Zhao San, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure in his sight and stopped unconsciously.

The Third Master Zhao next to him noticed it and asked curiously, "What happened?"

Seeing that the figure had disappeared, Hanyu Hideki replied.

"Nothing, I just seemed to see someone I know."

(End of this chapter)