Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 870: We must not agree to their request

"Nice to meet you, President Tsuji."

Just as night fell, in Ono Ryoten, Hanyu Hideki and Kitahara Eri met the president of Sanrio, President Shin Tsuji, and welcomed him politely.

After all, the president who founded Sanrio was born in 1928 and is years old this year. On the surface, Hideki Hanyu should still be treated as an elder.

Although the other person has a head full of white hair, he looks very energetic.

After a little recollection, Hideki Hanyu remembered that when he traveled through time, the heir of Sanrio was still alive.

The other party even outlived his own son as the president of Sanrio. He was not promoted to chairman until 2020 at the age of , and handed the presidency to his grandson.

Therefore, 62 years old is still the prime of life for Shintaro Tsuji.

It's a pity that this entrepreneur, who was supposed to lead Sanrio to a second venture after the bubble burst and return to glory, was schemed against by a time traveler, Hideki Hanyu.

Nowadays, the controlling stake of Sanrio, which he founded, has fallen into the hands of Hideki Hanyu, forcing him to meet with Hideki Hanyu in person.

After the pleasantries, both parties sat in a private room at Onoryotei.

Shintaro Tsuji looked carefully at Hideki Hanyu in front of him. Even with his sixty years of experience, he had to admit that this young man was extremely handsome and extraordinary.

It’s a pity that as an opponent, Shintaro Tsuji couldn’t appreciate that handsome face at all.

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki didn't speak, Tsuji Shintaro could only take the initiative to ask, "President Hanyu, can't you really let Sanrio go?"

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki showed a confused expression, "Let it go? Why would President Tsuji Nobuyuki say that? I just want to invite Sanrio to join the big family of Elf Entertainment and help Sanrio's brand reach a bigger stage."

Shintaro Tsuji stressed, "President Hanyu, I was born in 1928 and I have seen a lot in my life. Please don't use such words to perfunctorily treat me."

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and then spoke slowly.

"I'm not being perfunctory, President Tsuji."

Shintaro Tsuji asked somewhat dissatisfiedly, "What is President Hanyu doing? Are you kidding me?"

Hanyu Hideki looked at Tsuji Shintaro and said indifferently, "I am just helping President Tsuji Shin to save his face."

Shintaro Tsuji was choked instantly.

Originally, he saw that Hanyu Hideki had a gentle temperament and mistakenly thought that Hanyu Hideki was a young man with a mild personality and easy to talk to.

But Hideki Hanyu's current attitude finally made him realize that how could the young man in front of him, who had been able to rise rapidly in just ten years and suppress a group of old-fashioned Japanese tycoons to become the world's richest man, be a kind-hearted person?

But even so, for the sake of his senior's face, Tsuji Shintaro asked another question unwillingly.

"So, President Hanyu is not going to let Sanrio go?"

"Let Sanrio go. Have I done anything excessive to Sanrio?"

Hanyu Hideki said in a puzzled tone, "Which clause in our contract violates the law? Which clause does not conform to market principles?

Isn't it because of Sanrio's decision and President Tsuji Shin's ambition that Sanrio has fallen to its current state? "

Hideki Hanyu's words were like bullets, accurately hitting Shintaro Tsuji's difficult points, leaving Shintaro Tsuji with no way to refute.

Yes, it can certainly be said that Sanrio has fallen to such a state because of Hideki Hanyu's conspiracy against them.

But in the final analysis, he was blinded by the neon bubble economy and developed ambitions that he shouldn't have had.

If he had not insisted on letting Sanrio get involved in the financial industry and had not been greedy for quick success and reckless advances, how could it have been affected by the bursting of the bubble and the crash of the stock market, leading to a series of chain reactions?

Shintaro Tsuji didn't know how to answer Hideki Hanyu's question, perhaps he was unwilling to admit his failure.

But Hideki Hanyu has no intention of wasting time with Shintaro Tsuji.

He put down the teacup in his hand and continued speaking.

"President Tsuji Nobuyuki, you should be very clear that your company has actually fallen into my hands. The reason why I have not used coercive means is because you and the current senior management of Sanrio are still useful and valuable to me.

But my patience is not infinite. I have given you too many chances over such a long time, but you are always unwilling to face the reality.

Today, you want to see me, and I agree to meet you. This is the last chance I give you.

I now give President Nobuo Tsuji two choices.

The first option is to cooperate with Elf Communication in the management of Sanrio and delist it from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in accordance with its requirements. I can decide that you will continue to serve as the president of Sanrio and will not touch the shares held by you and your family.

The second option is that I will convene a board meeting and expel you and other family members from Sanrio."

When Hanyu Hideki said this, he made an expression that said "I can't bear it".

"You know, I have many ways to make you hand over everything in your hands, but I have always been a kind person. I don't want to do that unless it is absolutely necessary.

So what I will do next is actually up to you, President Nobuo Tsuji."

"Ha ha……"

Shintaro Tsuji gave a wry smile.

Hideki Hanyu said in a high-sounding manner that he would make the decision, but in fact, although there seemed to be two choices, there was actually only one.

The so-called second option is nothing more than a naked threat.

In the end, he could only say sadly, "It seems that I don't have the right to refuse."

“This is a choice in itself,” Hanyu said.

Shintaro Tsuji sighed, realizing that he was now a fish on the chopping board and his final struggle had failed. He could only place his hope on Hanyu Hideki.

"Is the promise of the first option really valid? As long as I cooperate with the management of Spirit Communications and agree to delist, President Hanyu will let my family continue to manage Sanrio?"

Hanyu Hideki shook his finger. "It's not your family, it's you. As for whether your offspring can inherit your position, it will be determined by his ability."

Shintaro Tsuji asked again, "What about the interests of my family?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I said, as long as you cooperate with the management, I will not touch a single cent of the shares your family currently holds."

Hideki Hanyu is not trying to fool Shintaro Tsuji.

After all, as long as the other party cooperates with him to complete the delisting, he will have reason to take over all the outstanding shares except the other party.

At that time, he really didn't care about the few shares held by Tsuji Shintaro's family, so he used them to win over Tsuji Shintaro.

Anyway, he couldn't find a more suitable manager than Shintaro Tsuji in the short term.

And now Shintaro Tsuji still has some resistance, it's just that he hasn't adapted yet.

After Sanrio went public in the previous life, Shintaro Tsuji did not necessarily hold many shares.

Once the other party gets used to it, they will get used to it later. After getting Hanyu Hideki's assurance, Tsuji Shintaro fell silent.

After a long time, when Hanyu Hideki and Kitahara Eri had already started enjoying the food at Ono Ryotei, Tsuji Shintaro finally spoke.

"I am willing to accept the conditions of the elf's transmission."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki smiled, raised his glass with Kitahara Eri, and said to Tsuji Shintaro.

"On behalf of the Elf Department, I welcome President Tsuji Nobuo to join us."

……

April 2, 1990.

Elf Communications held a press conference, and President Eri Kitahara announced to the media that Sanrio has officially joined the Elf family.

In subsequent plans, all peripheral products of Sanrio's classic cartoon character Hello Kitty will be sold in the Elves' global direct store "Elves Show".

Genie Entertainment has planned to develop an exclusive electronic pet and game series for Hello Kitty.

Elf Publishing is also preparing exclusive comics for Hello Kitty, and will also work with Cloud Animation to create an animated series.

The Elf Park, which is currently under construction, will also consider adding a Hello Kitty area.

In short, as soon as Hello Kitty joined the elf series, the media and entertainment empire created by Hideki Hanyu began to exert its strength and began to allocate resources to this future trillion-dollar IP.

And these are just the tangible resources that are publicly available.

Other intangible advantages, such as the support of global media resources on the cloud system, will surely help Hello Kitty become more well-known faster than in another time and space.

Together with Hideki Hanyu's other companies, it is entirely possible to increase the IP value of Hello Kitty through brand linkage.

Sanrio President Shintaro Tsuji, who also attended the press conference, began to realize the strength of the company under Hideki Hanyu.

He suddenly felt that perhaps allowing Sanrio to join the elf system would not be a bad thing for Sanrio.

As soon as the press conference of Elf Communication came out, the public opinion commented on the increasing strength of the Elf system. However, Hideki Hanyu, the creator of the Elf system, did not show up at the press conference.

This made many media present at the scene feel very regretful.

In recent years, whether it is the Cloud Series or the Elf Series, Hideki Hanyu has attended fewer and fewer related activities.

But on the contrary, Hanyu Hideki's fame, wealth and influence are growing, which makes the media want to interview him even more.

However, the reason why Hideki Hanyu did not show up today was also because of media reasons.

After finishing the dinner at Ono Ryotei last night, Hanyu Hideki took Ono Chiharu back to Yorozuya.

As a result, when he walked home through the main gate in a swagger, he never expected to be blocked by reporters who were lying in ambush at the door.

As for the reason why the media blocked him, it was not because the media knew about Sanrio in advance, but because he was named the world's richest man in March.

When Forbes magazine released its list of the world's billionaires in March, Hideki Hanyu had been staying overseas and the Japanese media had no chance to interview him.

The youngest billionaire in the world, and all the topics surrounding Hideki Hanyu, you can imagine how much the Japanese media wants to interview him.

But his behavior of not showing up has almost driven the Japanese media crazy.

So when the Yunshang appeared at Haneda Airport on the 31st, the well-informed media knew that Hideki Hanyu was back.

Even though almost a month has passed, the media is still enthusiastic about interviewing Hanyu Hideki and has begun to stake out various places where Hanyu Hideki might appear, with Yorozuya being the key target.

Who would have thought that Hideki Hanyu didn't go home on the first day, but rested for a night on a cruise ship on the Oda River.

But hard work pays off. As Hanyu Hideki brought Ono Chiharu back to the Yorozuya last night, they paid no attention to the reminders from the Yunshang media.

This directly led to him being blocked at the door by the hungry media.

Faced with the media frantically pursuing the news, Hanyu Hideki could not use force, nor did he want to open the car window and expose Chiharu Ono. In the end, he was stuck in traffic for half an hour until enough bodyguards arrived to clear the way, and he finally returned home.

This siege directly made Hideki Hanyu give up the idea of ​​attending the press conference.

After waking up in the morning and sending Chiharu Ono away, he didn't even leave the door. Instead, he chose to call the team in charge of comprehensive trading company affairs of Hanyu Investment to the Yorozuya and report the situation to him in person.

On a sunny morning in April, Hanyu Hideki sat in the bamboo pavilion in the backyard of Yorozuya.

Opposite Hideki Hanyu was the team leader who came to report on his work.

Sitting next to Hanyu Hideki was a petite girl with a baby-like face but a hot body.

One can tell at a glance from her appearance that she is the daughter of the Naito family, Naito Haruko.

The other party was invited by Hideki Hanyu and arrived earlier than the team leader.

The reason why Hideki Hanyu invited Haruko Naito was mainly because she was an insider in the industry and could help him with ideas and suggestions on the matter of the general trading company.

But the woman had just sat down when she said to Hanyu Hideki in a gloomy tone, "Hanyu-san, you only think of me when you need me?"

When it comes to dealing with this state of women, scumbag men are the best at it.

Without saying anything, he hugged Naito Haruko and covered her mouth, then went to the bedroom and successfully made her fall asleep after some physical labor.

As for the small issue of making the team leader who arrived later wait for more than an hour...

Hideki Hanyu looked at Haruko Naito, who was well-behaved and sensible beside him, showing off her tea ceremony skills like a lady from a wealthy family, and felt that it was very worthwhile.

While sipping the tea brewed by Haruko Naito, I listened to the report from the team leader.

Soon, Hideki Hanyu learned about the latest developments against the four general trading companies.

After the person in charge finished his report, Hideki Hanyu put down the teacup in his hand and asked.

"According to what you said, after such a long period of contact, Kanematsu Trading's business situation is the worst and they are not opposed to our acquisition. Now the price has been negotiated.

Although the situation of Tomen Shoji was better than that of Kanematsu Shoji, it had no objection to the acquisition, but the price had not yet been negotiated.

The only ones who are having trouble are Nichimen Shoji and Nissho Iwai Shoji?"

The person in charge nodded respectfully and said, "Yes, the main problem is not the price, but that they don't want to give up the right to business. They proposed to sell a certain percentage of shares and continue to manage the business."

"Haruko, what do you think?"

Hideki Hanyu did not express his opinion, but looked at Haruko Naito first.

Naito Haruko first elegantly added tea to Hanyu Hideki's glass, and then answered in a gentle but extremely serious tone.

"We must never agree to their request."

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