Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 868 Two Important Things
At first, Yasuko Sawaguchi thought that Hideki Hanyu suddenly stopped because he saw some beautiful woman.

But when she followed Hanyu Hideki's gaze and looked into the recording studio, she found that there was actually no woman inside, but only several young men.

It looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.

While Yasuko Sawaguchi was thinking hard, Hideki Hanyu had already walked into the recording studio.

He greeted a few young people who were discussing music production, "Ka Kui, Shi Rong... When did you arrive in Neon?"

That’s right, the people that Hideki Hanyu saw in the recording studio were the Beyond band.

A few people heard Hanyu Hideki's voice, turned around and saw the person coming, and immediately surrounded him in surprise.

"Sir, I didn't expect to see you in the company so late."

"Sir, you look handsome again."

……

While others were chattering, Wong Ka Kui explained calmly.

"Last time, after Mr. took us to meet President Xiao Lin, he quickly helped us communicate with Chen Jiantian. He agreed to terminate the contract with us in advance, but we needed to complete the work that had already been signed."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "So coming to Neon to record is also one of the things you need to do?"

Huang Jiaju replied, "Indeed, there is a record contract, but it was our decision to come to Neon. The music atmosphere in Hong Kong makes it difficult for us to devote ourselves to the production of the record. There are always people who like to give us various suggestions."

Hanyu Hideki asked with concern, "What are your plans next?"

"What do you mean, sir?" Wong Ka Kui didn't understand what Hanyu Hideki meant.

Hanyu Hideki asked, "After the termination of the contract with Chen Jiantian, how will you deal with your agency contract? Do you want to set up your own studio, or do you have another agent you like?"

Huang Jiaju scratched his head and said, "We don't know much about this."

Hanyu Hideki explained, "If you want to set up your own studio, you can go to President Kobayashi. The company has a full set of cooperation models, and you just need to cooperate.

If there is a trustworthy agent, then just let him handle it. As long as it complies with the company's regulations, the company has no restrictions in this regard."

Huang Jiaju thought for a while and said, "Then let's leave it to the company. I'm afraid of trouble. Besides, after I finish my work in Hong Kong, I want to try my luck in Japan. I like the music environment here better."

"As long as you have an idea in mind."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he chatted with Beyond for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

His attitude towards Beyond just now made Yasuko Sawaguchi a little curious.

"Hideki-kun attaches so much importance to this Chinese band, is it because they are very popular? Or is it because their records sell well?"

Hanyu Hideki asked in confusion, "How do you know that I value them?"

Sawaguchi Yasuko replied, "Because I've never seen Hideki-kun talk to any band in the company for so long."

"According to what Jingzi said, I do value them.

Although they are somewhat popular in Hong Kong, their record sales are not that high. The reason why I pay attention to them is simply because I like their music. "

Even in this time and space, the Beyond band achieved better results in Hong Kong than in the previous life by relying on Hideki Hanyu's operation of converting exports to domestic sales.

However, their focus on creating Cantonese songs means that their record sales are destined to be capped.

Not to mention comparing with other singers and idols on Cloud Music who have sales of millions, even compared with some singers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the gap is quite huge.

Among the Asian record companies invested by Cloud Music, the one with the highest sales volume is the "Little Tigers" of Taiwan Yunhua Records.

He made his official debut in 1989, and the sales of all his singles and albums combined that year totaled nearly four million copies sold in Asia.

Among them, the first album "Xiao Yao You" alone sold two million copies in the first ten days of its release.

Such a horrific result is enough to shame all the musicians in Asia.

From the performance of the Little Tigers, we can see that the Asian cultural circle during this period was still dominated by Chinese civilization. The rise of Mandarin pop music was not accidental, but was due to cultural needs itself.

This is a cultural gap that cannot be made up by the Japanese record company no matter how much they package their idols. Even the energetic girls at their peak, the F4 group, could do nothing about it.

"I'd like to listen to their songs when I have time."

Yasuko Sawaguchi immediately became curious about Beyond's music.

In response, Hanyu Hideki said nothing, but urged, "Go and see Sachiko quickly, you have been delayed too long in coming to the company."

Yasuko Sawaguchi said, "Don't worry, she must still be working now."

As they were talking, Yasuko Sawaguchi had already brought Hideki Hanyu to a recording studio.

As soon as the two walked in, Hanyu Hideki saw Sister Izumi, who was wearing jeans, a blue top, a ponytail, and no makeup. She looked fresh and clean. She was sitting at a table outside the recording studio, discussing creative issues with others.

The people I was discussing with Sister Izumizu were also acquaintances, the B'z band from MF Records, Matsumoto Takahiro, and lead singer Inaba Hiroshi.

In fact, to be precise, they now belong to Universal Music Group, its Cloud Music record company.

After MCA Universal was officially split, Universal Music Group absorbed Cloud Music, which greatly expanded its strength. It also gave Cloud Entertainment an overwhelming advantage in the share of Universal Music Group, reaching 67% in one fell swoop, and directly took actual control of Universal Music Group.

So on the surface, although Yunshang Entertainment allowed Universal Music Group to acquire its Yunshang Music.

But in fact, Yunshang Entertainment took over Universal Music and expanded its own record market to a global scale.

As for what the name is on the surface, it doesn’t matter at all to businessmen.

Besides, wearing the Global brand name will make it easier for them to do business in the European and American markets.

In addition to reversely controlling Universal Music Group, Yunshang Entertainment's move also further weakened the rights of its sub-labels and strengthened its control over them within Yunshang Music.

For example, singers, creators, and technical staff in front of and behind the scenes who originally belonged to various labels all transferred their contracts to the Cloud Music Records Company before the merger.

The original sub-labels can now only be regarded as simple music production companies.

B'z, a band composed of Takahiro Matsumoto and Hiroshi Inaba, was naturally one of the bands whose contracts were transferred.

These sub-labels may have objections to this move, especially Nagato Daiyuki, but in the end no one stood up to oppose it.

After all, today, Cloud Music and Cloud Entertainment are no longer what they used to be, and their strength is many times stronger than when they were first established.

Nagato Daiyuki's Being style has been completely absorbed by Cloud Music after so many years of assimilation.

Even if Nagato Daiyuki wanted to become independent at this time, let alone whether he would be suppressed by Yunshang Entertainment, it is still a big question whether anyone would be willing to go with him.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take Matsumoto Takahiro, the veteran who founded Being Company when Nagato Daiko founded it. He has been in Cloud Music for many years and has been completely integrated into it.

At this point, he has probably forgotten his identity as being and only thinks that he is a member of Yunshang Music and the Yunshang system. Unless he has nothing better to do, he would follow Nagato Daiyuki.

Takahiro Matsumoto has excellent composing and arranging skills, and he is also a top guitar master. Therefore, when Hideki Hanyu was still personally involved in the work, he worked with Takahiro Matsumoto a lot, and the two can be said to be familiar with each other.

Therefore, when Hanyu Hideki appeared in the recording studio, Matsumoto Takahiro did not behave cautiously like those before him. He just greeted Hanyu Hideki normally with his teammate Inaba Hiroshi.

The two knew that Hanyu Hideki came to find Kamachi Sachiko, so after saying hello, they took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

However, Hanyu Hideki was not in a hurry at the moment. He even chatted with the two of them for a while, mainly asking about their recent situation.

"Katsuhito Matsushita told me before that the single you released last month performed quite well?"

Matsumoto Takahiro heard this and showed a trace of shame on his face, "President Matsushita, you are too kind. Although the new single was listed on the Billboard, it only reached number 39."

"It's good to have made progress. Sometimes you shouldn't care too much about the results, but you should recognize your own choices. Thirty-sixth place at least proves that you are on the right path."

Hideki Hanyu gave words of encouragement.

After all, he knew very well that B'z band's entry into the Oricon charts with the release of "LADY-GO-ROUND" last month was the beginning of their brilliant music career.

If I remember correctly, after this song, the single "BE THERE" they released in May jumped to third place on the Oricon chart.

Following closely on the heels of their third original album "BREAK THROUGH" and mini album "WICKED BEAT", they also took third place on the album chart.

And then...there wasn't anything else, because the B'z band went haywire.

In the following period, all the singles and albums of B'z band were number one, sweeping the Japanese music scene and suppressing all competitors. The sales volume in the first week often started at millions, which was simply terrifying.

Hideki Hanyu knows the future, but B'z does not.

Therefore, the two were deeply moved by the encouragement from President Hideki Hanyu.

You have to know that they officially debuted in 1988, and have been carefully exploring and trying their own style for two years, trying to find a balance between creation and the market.

But for the past two years, the results have been poor.

Even Nagato Daiyuki became a little impatient and asked them several times to either change their musical style or change the band's two-person mode.

However, during this period, the support from the higher-level Cloud Music for them has not changed. No matter the financial investment, production resources or promotional information have been reduced because of their achievements.

After much inquiries, Matsumoto Takahiro found out that this was the intention from the top of the group. To be precise, the boss Hideki Hanyu was optimistic about them and decided to support and train them at all costs.

Therefore, the two members of the B'z band have always been grateful to Hideki Hanyu.

This is also why, when Cloud Music took back the rights, the two chose to transfer the record contract without hesitation.

"Thank you for the encouragement, President. We will continue to work hard."

After expressing their gratitude, the two men once again said goodbye and left tactfully.

Because the two of them had noticed that as they spent more time talking to Hanyu Hideki, the look in Sachiko Kamachi's eyes, who was sitting next to them, became more and more resentful.

That look almost said, "Please don't disturb me from meeting my loved one."

She is a quiet and gentle girl in her daily life. She always keeps a proper distance from everyone, making everyone think that Sachiko Kamachi has this kind of personality.

Who would have thought that Sachiko Kamachi was only like this in front of them, but when she met her own president, she seemed like a completely different person.

The other party's impatient look gave Matsumoto Takahiro the illusion that he was "extremely hungry and thirsty".

Hmm...? Maybe this wasn't just Matsumoto Takahiro's illusion.

Because the moment Matsumoto Takahiro and his teammate Inaba Hiroshi left the recording studio, Kamachi Sachiko couldn't wait to take action.

The beauty stood up and walked to Hanyu Hideki, not caring at all that her good friend Sawaguchi Yasuko was still beside her. She hugged Hanyu Hideki and gave him a passionate kiss.

Faced with such an enthusiastic sister Izumi, how could Hanyu Hideki refuse? He took the initiative to cater to her.

I don't know how long it took, but Sachiko Kamachi's enthusiasm finally subsided.

Then the beauty looked at Hanyu Hideki affectionately and said slowly, "I miss you."

"The affectionate are always annoyed by the heartless, and it is the hardest to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman."

Facing such a sister Quanshui, two lines from Su Shi's "Dielianhua·Spring Scene" unconsciously emerged in Hanyu Hideki's mind.

The beauty's frank expression of love made Hanyu Hideki feel that he was a scumbag again.

However, when he saw Yasuko Sawaguchi next to him looking eager to try, he instantly dismissed the idea.

So what if he is a scumbag? You can't give up the whole forest for a tree.

Moreover, he is very clear about his own character. He may be moved by a woman for a while, but it is difficult for him to persist for a lifetime.

A couple for life, this kind of plot in love novels will never happen to him.

At this moment, if he impulsively agrees to spend his life with a woman, he will definitely regret it later, and it will only bring greater harm to the other party.

Therefore, it is better not to restrain yourself from the beginning and be a scumbag.

Hanyu Hideki thought of this, and he put his arms around the two beauties, gave up the idea of ​​chatting about work with Sister Izumi, and asked directly, "Where do you want to go next, do you want to go home or go out to play?"

Kamachi Sachiko thought for a moment and said, "I want to go on a boat trip on the Oda River."

Yasuko Sawaguchi chimed in, "Can we eat delicious food on the cruise ship?"

"No problem at all!"

Although it was already night, Hanyu Hideki agreed immediately, waved his hand, and told his assistant to prepare.

Soon, he chartered a cruise ship on the Oda River, and his private chef team also went to prepare the delicious food that Yasuko Sawaguchi wanted to eat before they arrived at the cruise ship.

And this is the power of money.

In today's time and space on Earth, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem for Hideki Hanyu.

On the large river that runs through Tokyo and eventually flows into Tokyo Bay, beautiful cruise ships are slowly sailing down the river.

There were only three guests on the entire ship besides the staff.

It was none other than Hanyu Hideki, Sawaguchi Yasuko, and Izumi-sister.

The three of them felt very comfortable on the open deck, enjoying the delicious food prepared by the chefs while admiring the night view of Tokyo along the coast.

Sawaguchi Yasuko lazily leaned on Hanyu Hideki, stretched and said, "Oh, this kind of life is really comfortable. I don't even want to work anymore."

Kamachi Sachiko joked, "Yasuko, your job is easy enough, what else can you be dissatisfied with?"

Sawaguchi Yasuko snorted softly, "Hmph, the most important thing in my life is not work, but Hideki-kun."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki reached out and scratched the beauty's nose, "You really are a qualified canary."

"I am willing to be Hideki-kun's canary." Said Sawaguchi Yasuko, and leaned closer to Hanyu Hideki's arms.

If there hadn't been waiters and chefs around, I'm afraid Yasuko Sawaguchi would have been unable to resist doing something.

It has to be said that among so many beauties, no one can match Yasuko Sawaguchi in providing emotional value to Hideki Hanyu.

This is also the reason why Hideki Hanyu has always liked Yasuko Sawaguchi, not just because of her beauty, but also because of her personality.

Seeing the two of them kissing each other, Kamachi Sachiko beside them smiled softly and said slowly, "I still want to work and sing."

Hanyu Hideki immediately made a promise, "When you debut, I will write a song for you myself."

"Really?" asked Sachiko Kamachi in surprise.

Hanyu Hideki asked back, "Have I ever lied to you?"

"It's so kind of you."

The next moment, Sister Izumizu also crawled into the arms of the scumbag and began to compete for favor with her good friend Yasuko Sawaguchi.

As for what happened next, how the scumbag accompanied the two beauties on a drift on the Ouda River and how they spent the night together on the boat, there is no need to go into details here.

……

The next day, after enjoying the services of two beauties all night, Hanyu Hideki left the cruise ship satisfied and refreshed.

After sending the two beauties to their respective jobs, he turned around and headed for the port area, heading straight for the headquarters of Elf Communication.

He returned to Tokyo this time because the two major events he had arranged before had come to fruition.

The first one is the acquisition of Sanrio, the parent company of Hello Kitty. This matter is handled by Eri Kitahara, which is also the reason why he came to Elf Communication today.

As for the second thing, it was the acquisition and integration of the four general trading companies of Kanematsu, Tomen, Nichimen, and Nissho Iwai.

The team of Hanyu Investment has reached a preliminary agreement with the four general trading companies. Because some of them want to meet with Hideki Hanyu in person, Hideki Hanyu needs to come forward.

However, Hanyu Investment is still arranging a meeting time, so there is no rush for this matter.

Therefore, the only thing we need to deal with today is the matter of Spirit Communications' acquisition of Sanrio.

I am so busy that the update is late. Sorry, I will write more and try to catch up tomorrow.

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(End of this chapter)