Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 845 Jinbo Eiichi’s goal: Nintendo

Kamiya Eiichi just obeyed Hanyu Hideki's arrangements and did not raise any objections.

Of course he knew that this was a sign that Hanyu Hideki did not trust Naito Haruko.

Perhaps it can be said that this boss actually trusts no one.

After helping Hanyu Hideki for so many years, he had already figured it out. Until the truth came out and the outcome was determined, no one knew what Hanyu Hideki's plan was.

After arranging matters concerning Fuji TV, Hanyu Hideki assigned other tasks.

"Kitahara Eri has almost worn Sanrio out. Hurry up and transfer your Sanrio shares to her. The Sanrio issue must be resolved next month."

"Okay, boss." Kamiho Eiichi agreed.

Hanyu Hideki instructed, "Honda Takeshi is handling the affairs of several general trading companies. After the work is completed in May, you will help him with all your strength."

"Yes."

After Jin Baoying agreed, he tried to ask another question, "Boss, is there any big move in Jingling Entertainment recently?"

Hanyu Hideki did not hide anything from Jinbo Eiichi, "Elf Entertainment will release the next generation home console in April."

Jinbao Yingyi asked, "Boss, what do you think of the market performance of the new console?"

Hanyu Hideki asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly care about this?"

Jin Baoying smiled slyly and said, "Of course I want to do something in the stock market."

Hanyu Hideki seemed to understand what this guy was thinking, and after thinking for a while, he said, "In my opinion, the new generation of home consoles from Genie Entertainment will definitely be disruptive to the existing market.

It is a product of two completely different generations from other consoles on the market today.

Once it appears on the market, all other home consoles will be obsolete.”

Hearing Hanyu Hideki say this, Kamiya Ei's eyes suddenly became bright, "Boss, are you sure?"

Hanyu Hideki said firmly, "There will be absolutely no accidents."

Jin Baoying immediately cheered, "That's great!"

Hanyu Hideki looked at this guy and asked with a smile, "Haha, what do you want to do now?"

Jinbao Yingyi asked, "Boss, do you still remember the huge amount of money we made from Nintendo?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, “Of course.”

Although his first "windfall" in the stock market was earned from Warner Communications due to the Atari collapse.

But what really made him strong was the huge surge in price when the Nintendo FC console was launched.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki asked Jinbo Eiichi, "Do you want to take advantage of the market impact of the launch of the new console of Genie Entertainment to short Nintendo's stock price?

I haven’t paid much attention to Nintendo’s stock price recently, but their SFC console sales are so poor, and their original market share has been eroded by Genie Entertainment to less than 30%, so I think the stock price should not be too good. ”

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Kamiya Eiichi immediately said with an exaggerated expression.

“It’s not just bad, it’s horrible.

Since Nintendo was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1983, its market value reached US$4.7 billion when its stock price peaked in 1986.

After that, Genie Entertainment made efforts in America, and Nintendo's stock price never rose again. Instead, it began to decline.

By the time Elf Entertainment's products were returned to Japan for sale and completely surpassed Nintendo in market share, Nintendo's market value was only half of its original value.

After the collapse of the Neon stock market last year, Nintendo was unable to escape the impact of the stock market due to its poor business performance, and its latest market value has dropped to 1.5 billion.

Compared to Nintendo’s peak market value, it is now only one-third of what it was.”

Hideki Hanyu is not surprised at all about Nintendo's stock price.

So after listening to what Jinbo Eiichi said, he just smiled and said, "When the second-generation console of Elf Entertainment is launched, I think Nintendo will probably fall below one billion US dollars."

Thinking about another time and space, when Nintendo was worth over $100 billion at its peak, Hideki Hanyu felt inexplicably emotional.

Because of him, Nintendo, which should be at its peak now, seems to be on the verge of bankruptcy.

It's really because he poached too many people from Nintendo.

Not only did he copy several important game IPs, but he also seized most of the market for handheld and console products. It would be strange if he didn't fall into decline under such circumstances.

There is no way, in the business world it is either you or me.

Although he liked Nintendo's games very much in his previous life, it did not affect him at all after traveling through time, and he treated Nintendo as the most threatening enemy.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Jinbao Yingyi, "Your idea is very good. Short selling is indeed a good choice."

Who would have thought that when Jin Baoying heard what Hanyu Hideki said, he showed a strange expression and said, "Boss, I didn't say I wanted to short Nintendo!"

"Then why are you asking me what I said before?" said Hideki Hanyu.

Kamiyasu looked at Hanyu Hideki with a puzzled look.
"Boss, you've clearly targeted so many companies in your plan, including Fuji TV, traditional general trading companies, and even Panasonic. Why haven't you thought of swallowing up Nintendo directly?"

boom!
Kamiya Eiichi's words sounded like a wake-up call to Hanyu Hideki.

yes?

Why didn't he think of swallowing up Nintendo?

It was obvious that Nintendo was in serious decline at that time.

Is it the inertia of the previous life?

He mistakenly believed that Nintendo was still the Nintendo in his memory, the Nintendo that swept the world in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

The impression of another time and space was so profound that he didn't have any other thoughts.

But no matter what the reason is, this established impression has been broken because of Kamiho Eiichi's words.

Once certain persistence disappears, ambitions immediately multiply wildly and spread wantonly in Hideki Hanyu's mind.

Nintendo is in decline, but that doesn’t mean it’s not strong.

After all, despite the attack from this cheating time-traveling player and the overwhelming advantage of Elf Entertainment, it was still able to maintain nearly 30% market share in Asia.

This is definitely not something that an ordinary Japanese company can do.

Look at Sega, which was not targeted by him much. It can only survive by relying on traditional arcade machines and emerging markets.

By comparison, you can see how resilient Nintendo is and how many talented people it has internally.

Although Satoru Iwata, one of the so-called "Three Great Men of Nintendo", had been poached by him to Pokemon Entertainment in advance, Gunpei Yokoi, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Hideki Hanyu were still very envious of the remaining ones.

Especially the latter, Shigeru Miyamoto is the soul of the Mario series, and Hideki Hanyu really wants it.

There are many talented people in Elf Entertainment, but he always feels a little unsuitable when it comes to the development of the Mario series.

This is also why, before the second-generation PS console was launched, he personally planned the development of "Mario Kart 3D".

It was because he didn’t like any of the plans that others brought up.

Swallowing Nintendo will not only completely eliminate Elf Entertainment's biggest competitor, but also greatly increase the strength of Elf Entertainment itself.

Killing two birds with one stone, no one will be able to shake the dominant position of Elf Entertainment for a long time to come.

Of course, it's not easy to swallow Nintendo.

There are many issues to be dealt with later, which will cause more trouble.

But think about the rewards after success, all the efforts are worth it.

Besides, it’s Nintendo!

It means something special to Hideki Hanyu, something that is difficult for others to understand.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Jinbao Yingyi, "Wait a moment."

After that, he picked up the phone and dialed a number in Tokyo.

Soon, the phone was picked up and a female voice came from the other end.

"Moshimoshi, I'm President Iwata's secretary, may I ask who you are?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "I am Hanyu Hideki. Is Iwata Satoshi here? I want to talk to him."

When the person on the other side heard that it was Hanyu Hideki, he hurriedly said in a respectful tone, "President, I will help you connect with President Iwata Satoshi now."

Soon, the call was transferred to Satoru Iwata.

The secretary must have informed Iwata, who then started by saying, "President, what do you want to talk to me about now?"

Hanyu Hideki did not answer, but put the phone between him and Kambo Eiichi, and then said to Kambo Eiichi, "Now tell me, what are you going to do?"

"I plan to take advantage of the already weak Nintendo stock price being hit by the stock market and the launch of the next-generation console of Genie Entertainment, so and so... so and so...

This is roughly the plan. We will not directly target the portion held by Nintendo because they are the operators, and the Yamauchi family in particular will definitely not bow their heads.

We are targeting those institutional shareholders of Nintendo and those weak-willed secondary market shareholders.

Once the plan is successful, we can choose to close the deal and make a profit, or we can directly take over the shares.

According to my calculations, it will definitely not be less than 40 percent."

After Jinbo Eiichi finished speaking, Hanyu Hideki said excitedly, "These are enough, enough for us to have the right to speak."

At this time, Iwata Satoshi on the other end of the phone had obviously understood Hanyu Hideki's intention of contacting him.

Iwata asked somewhat unexpectedly, "Are we going to swallow up Nintendo?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "Otherwise, could it be that Kambo Eiichi didn't understand what Iwata-san said just now?"

Iwata said, "I understand, but I'm a little surprised. There was no such plan before."

Hanyu Hideki said, “That’s because I didn’t have this idea before, but I have it now.

Mr. Iwata, Eiichi Jinbo will start making arrangements immediately, and you should also prepare and consider taking over Nintendo's plan."

"I think..." Iwata opened his mouth to express his thoughts.

But Hanyu Hideki said, "Don't be in a hurry now, make a plan first, and then we can talk about it in detail when we meet."

"Okay, President," Iwata replied.

Next, Hideki Hanyu hung up the phone with Iwata Satoshi without saying much and continued to talk about business with Kamibo Eiichi.

Not long after, Li Jiaxin woke up and had lunch with them. Seeing that Hanyu Hideki was talking about business, she called her sister to ask her to go to Central.

Hanyu Hideki continued to discuss work with Kamibo Eiichi until he felt hungry in the afternoon.

Checking the time, Hanyu Hideki invited, "It's already this late, let me treat you to dinner before you go back to the hotel to rest."

Hideki Hanyu invited him to dinner, so Eiichi Kamibo naturally wouldn't refuse.

Li Jiaxin had not returned yet, and Hanyu Hideki did not intend to wait for her. He wrote a message and drove away.

The two did not walk far and found a restaurant in Mong Kok.

The serious matters that needed to be discussed had already been discussed at this point, so there was no need to elaborate on the random discussions that took place during the meal.

After the meal, Kamibo Eiichi returned to the hotel to rest, but Hanyu Hideki drove straight to Kowloon.

Because he remembered asking about Beyond yesterday and learned that several people were filming a movie somewhere in Kowloon, and it was Wong Jing's "Happy Ghost Saves Happy Ghost".

This is the fourth film in the Happy Ghost series. Hideki Hanyu has also seen it in his previous life. Beyond is chasing after Happy Girls in the movie, and this lineup alone is worth it for him to go and see it in person.

What's more, he originally wanted to meet Beyond.

Driving along the way, he soon arrived at an area in Kowloon where there were many factories.

Naturally, he would come to visit the set without saying hello.

So when he got out of the car, crew members were already waiting for him.

The man was a middle-aged bald man who looked a bit greasy. When he noticed Hideki Hanyu's appearance, he immediately came up to him with a flattering expression, even a bit of fawning.

"Mr. Hanyu, your presence here really brings honor to our studio. I am Yan Sen, the deputy manager of Baiming Film Co., Ltd.

Our manager Huang is filming inside, so I will welcome you."

Hanyu Hideki had never heard of the name of the man in front of him in his previous life.

However, he still had some impression of Baiming Film Co., Ltd.

In the late 1980s, when Cinema City was falling apart, Wong Jing left Cinema City and founded Jing Jing Film Co., Ltd. in an attempt to develop independently.

However, with the establishment of the Pak Ka Fung Film Company by Wong Jing, Johnnie To and Yuen Ka Chun, he later participated in the establishment of Wing Gao Films and Oriental Cinemas.

The Baiming Film Co., Ltd. was abandoned by Wong Jing.

The only movie he has ever produced is "Happy Ghost Saves Happy Ghost", which Hideki Hanyu visited today.

In another time and space, this film was distributed by Xinbao Cinemas' satellite company.

At this time and space, Asia Cinemas was the only dominant theater in Hong Kong, and New Treasure Cinemas had not even been established, so the distribution of this film has been decided to be carried out in cooperation with the distribution company under Asia Cinemas.

In today's Hong Kong film industry, this has actually become the norm.

Asian cinema distribution companies do not rely on their cinema advantages to monopolize distribution work.

The most important reason why they won the market is that they are fair, charge transparently, provide professional services, and treat all production companies equally without any discrimination.

Even Golden Harvest, a strong and established production company, will outsource the distribution of some less important films to distribution companies in Asian theaters.

Because many times, when there is no need to find new ways to promote a movie, if you do the math you will find that distributing it yourself is not only time-consuming and laborious, but the final effect is not as good as that of Asian theaters, and the cost is even higher.

Of course, there is another point, which is to hand over the film to Asian theaters, which will bring in good non-box office revenue.

Asian cinema distribution companies can often provide a one-stop service for videotape rentals, overseas broadcasts, and not too many derivative products.

For producers who want to make money, they will naturally choose whoever can make them more money.

And if they are willing to sell the copyright, the price offered by Asian theaters is also very considerable.

Therefore, although Asia Cinemas has not been involved in the production business during its years in Hong Kong, it has become the Hong Kong film and television company with the largest film library by purchasing film copyrights.

The Asian cinemas did this because it was naturally arranged by Hideki Hanyu.

It may seem difficult to make a profit now, but when the Internet era arrives and streaming media platforms become mainstream, this huge film library will show its true power.

While no one is paying attention, he naturally wants to get as much as possible.

"Sir, please come with me."

While Hanyu Hideki's mind was wandering, Yan Sen in front of him had already extended an invitation to him.

"Wait a moment. I brought some soda and food for everyone this time. Please ask someone to help my assistant distribute them."

Hanyu Hideki said, pointing to the assistant standing next to the car behind him, "That's him. I didn't know the exact number of people in the crew, so I bought some more."

In this day and age, he didn't know whether he should give something when visiting the crew, or what he should give.

But he is a big shot after all, so it would be good for him to come to visit the set empty-handed.

It was dinner time, so he simply packed up fifty portions of cooked meat and roast meat, as well as cans of soda, from the dining area. This should be enough for the makeshift crew in Hong Kong.

After the deputy manager of Baiming Pictures had made the arrangements, Hideki Hanyu followed him to the shooting site.

Looking at the room that looked like an abandoned factory, Hanyu Hideki casually asked Yan Sen, "Why did you come to the factory to film?"

Yan Sen quickly replied, "This was originally a factory, but it was later bought by Mr. Lei from Cinema City and converted into a studio for filming.

Today the crew is mainly filming campus scenes here, so the room is set up as a classroom. "

After listening to Yan Sen's introduction, Hanyu Hideki turned a corner and the view in front of him suddenly opened up. A photo studio arranged as a classroom appeared in his eyes.

At this time, filming was still going on inside, with more than a dozen different staff members busy around, and in the middle were young male and female actors.

A round-faced man in tattered clothes was explaining the play to several actors together with Wong Jing, who was wearing a white suit.

Hideki Hanyu saw the members of Beyond and the four members of Happy Girls Group at a glance.

Among the latter, the one that Hanyu Hideki is most familiar with is, of course, Li Lizhen, who was once photographed by the media entering and leaving the Regent Hotel with him.

After all, they stayed together in the presidential suite of the Regent Hotel for a day and a night, so it would be difficult for them not to be familiar with each other.

Of course, apart from Lee Li-jung, Hanyu Hideki is also quite familiar with the other members of this happy girl group.

For example, Hideki Hanyu recognized Fennie Yuen, who played Lan Fenghuang in "Swordsman" and Xiao Donggua, who was beaten to death by Dong Tianbao in "Tai Chi Master", at a glance.

However, the news that impressed him the most about Fennie Yuen was that she would be forced by gangsters to sign a contract next year and would have to shoot a restricted movie.

It is said that this led to her breakup with Aaron Kwok, and she was later disliked by her "financial sponsor" Liu Luanxiong.

As for the other two, May Lo is Jacky Cheung’s girlfriend, and Hideki Hanyu has met him at an internal gathering of Cloud Music, so they can be considered acquaintances.

Of course, the other party was later exposed by the Hong Kong media for losing all his family fortune in stock speculation, forcing Jacky Cheung to go on tour to make money at an old age. Hideki Hanyu was also deeply impressed.

As for the last one, Chen Jialing, she can only be said to be a little familiar, after all, the works she filmed are really too unpopular.

While Hideki Hanyu was looking at these people, Yan Sen, who brought him in, had already walked over and informed Wong Jing of Hideki Hanyu's arrival.

Then, all the people over there looked at Hideki Hanyu.

Immediately afterwards, they walked towards Hanyu Hideki together.

Huang Baiming was the first to say, "I am very sorry that I cannot go out to greet you due to work reasons."

After that, he introduced other people to Hanyu Hideki.

There is no need to introduce the Beyond band, after all, Hideki Hanyu is their boss. The four members greeted Hanyu Hideki themselves.

The main person that Wong Jing introduced was the round-faced man with sloppy clothes, and the other party was the director of this film, Gao Zhisen.

The works of this director that impressed Hideki Hanyu the most were naturally Stephen Chow's "All's Well, Ends Well" and the feature film "The Thirteenth Son of the South China Sea".

After Gao Zhisen, Wong Jing introduced several members of the Happy Girls Group to Hanyu Hideki.

The beauties looked at Hanyu Hideki with different expressions.

The one with the most obvious emotions was naturally Li Lizhen, with whom she had a relationship before. This girl's eyes were almost fixed on Hanyu Hideki.

It’s a pity that Hanyu Hideki didn’t respond at all. He just nodded slightly to a few people like a stranger, and then spoke to Wong Jing.

"I should be the one to apologize for disturbing Mr. Huang. I happened to have brought soda and food for everyone, so I can say this as a small apology."

At this time, Hideki Hanyu's assistant and crew members had already come in with things and started distributing them.

Seeing this, Huang Baiming hurriedly said, "Sir, you are so polite. If you don't mind, how about I buy you a drink?"

"Boss Huang is not filming anymore?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

Wong Jing explained, "It's too late. We just finished filming today. If Mr. Hanyu hadn't come, we would have been off work."

Hanyu Hideki thought about the sky outside which was not yet dark, and wondered whether the Hong Kong crew, who were always working so hard to meet deadlines, would be able to get off work at this time.

I guess the other party said that because he came.

However, Hanyu Hideki did not point it out, after all, people were giving him face.

As for Wong Jing's invitation, Hanyu Hideki, who had no plans for the evening, was ready to accept it.

After all, Hanyu Hideki felt that there was still a chance for cooperation with Wong Jing, a filmmaker who later actively moved north, and it was just the right time to get to know him now.

So he immediately replied, "You can have a drink, but it has to be my treat."

Wong Jing, who had wanted to get closer to the big boss Hideki Hanyu, saw that Hanyu Hideki agreed, so he naturally didn't bother about such trivial matters as who would pay for the meal, and readily agreed immediately.

However, Hideki Hanyu looked at the side and saw the Beyond band he had originally come to visit.

Then he said, "It's boring just the two of us, why don't we all go together?"

(End of this chapter)