Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 942 Middle East Transaction
In Hideki Hanyu's view, helping Karl Map take over the Hurley Private Club was just a piece of cake.

He himself was not as interested in Hurley's private club as Karl Map.

After all, Hideki Hanyu has already reached a certain level of network in Washington, and he is not entirely dependent on Karl Mapp.

After all, his related work in Washington DC had actually begun before he collaborated with Karl Mapp.

In fact, several of its large subsidiaries also have their own public relations teams, and they are cooperating with a number of public relations lobbying companies and think tanks in Washington.

The scale of his business was so huge that if everything was left to Karl Map to do, by the time it was done, it would be too late.

For Hideki Hanyu, Karl Mapp’s main role is not actually public relations lobbying, but rather being a “broker” to win over some upper-class figures.

Karl Mapp would also use his wealth and power to get things done for himself, such as connecting with the Jewish Public Affairs Committee.

The help that Karl Map's career will receive from acquiring Hurley's private club will obviously be greater than that of Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu knew all about this, but he just turned a blind eye.

After all, even if it doesn't help him much, it's still helpful, right?

And the higher Karl Mapp climbed, the more dependent he became on him. He could separate from him, but the other party was completely dependent on his support.

As for Karl Mapp's race and country, although Hanyu Hideki was influenced by the memories of later generations, he still had many negative impressions in his mind.

But in this time and space, as a mature capitalist, his perspective on things is no longer limited to the traditional three views.

Simply put, whoever can bring him the most benefits is his friend.

And for a long time to come, Karl Map, as well as the country and race behind him, will obviously be able to bring more help to Hideki Hanyu.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu does not mind maintaining friendship with the other party.

Even recently, without Karl Map's request, Hideki Hanyu took the initiative to participate in the second batch of Israeli sovereign fund investments.

After all, as far as he knew, everyone who participated in this investment in another time and space later received generous returns.

He would love to do something that would make money and win friendship, a win-win situation.

……

After a night of rest at Hurley Private Club.

On the morning of June 3, when Olivia Hurley went to Washington to meet with Karl Map, Hideki Hanyu also began his own action.

In Washington, in addition to Karl Map, he also has offices of his own companies and the personal connections that originally belonged to him.

Now that he was here, he needed to inspect the former.

As for the latter, of course you need to move around.

Hideki Hanyu has always understood that the most reliable force in this world is himself.

Therefore, he never places his hopes on others.

Of course, in addition to these, since he came to America, he did not forget to deal with some North American work.

Whether it was the Cloud System, the Elf System, or some other investments, for the sake of work, he even temporarily moved his secretary office from Silicon Valley to Washington.

Also arriving with the secretary's office were the world's top actress Monica Bellucci and the fourth daughter Dava.

In the following period, in addition to accompanying Monica Bellucci, the scumbag would also go to Hurley's private club from time to time to play with Mrs. Hurley.

Even if she is in the mood and suddenly wants a lover, she can just make a phone call and the lover will come from Hollywood to have a tryst with the scumbag.

As the saying goes, beautiful women accompany you and red sleeves add fragrance. Although the scumbag's life in Washington is tight, he enjoys it.

In this way, time passed unknowingly and it was June 15th.

On this day, inside Hurley's private club.

Hideki Hanyu and agents of several Washington elites signed an investment agreement for Origin Group's Middle East refinery.

On the surface, this contract looks unremarkable. The other party simply invests materials to help Origin Group's Middle East refinery expand its scale and increase its production capacity.

Then, according to the scale of materials invested, a certain proportion of the shares of Origin Group's Middle East refinery will be obtained.

But in fact, this contract contains a series of hidden clauses that only both parties know.

The first thing is to invest materials in the Origin Group's Middle East refinery. For those upper class people, it is just a matter of using local materials in the Middle East. They transfer other people's things from one hand to the other, and once they pass through the Origin Group's Middle East refinery, it becomes their own wealth.

In this process, these guys got something for nothing and of course, they gained benefits for nothing.

As for Origin Group, being a partner naturally brings benefits.

The materials obtained through "plundering" alone helped the scale of Origin Group's industries in the Middle East to expand several times like an inflatable ball.

And this is just the beginning.

To say that the materials that helped the refinery expand were "plundered" is just a description; in fact, they are still within the normal business range.

The reason for doing this is actually to lay the foundation for the future.

Because in the eyes of those people, the scale of Origin Group's industries in the Middle East is too small to be able to take on the benefits that will come out of nowhere in the future.

As for what are the benefits?
The American soldiers drove their own cars to "pick" crude oil and continuously delivered it to the refinery. Just imagine the scene and you will know what it means.

I want to learn about oil extraction for my country.

That is the real "plundering".

As for when the collaboration will end, even Hideki Hanyu doesn’t know.

But how to distribute the income?
These people have already arranged a plan to divide the spoils.

Except for the "protection fees" paid to American officials, Tianbing, and local giants, all income from normal business channels belongs to the Origin Group's Middle East refinery.

As for these incomes, some of the upper-class participants who have no identity barriers or who have enormous power can directly withdraw dividends or have their agents take the dividends away.

For some people whose identities are inconvenient, some roundabout means have to be taken, such as an oil refinery acquiring their assets, or buying out their invention patents and works and transferring the money to the other party.

Some people cannot even resort to roundabout means, so they simply hire the other party's relatives to work in a certain company, giving them a position with a high salary without having to work.

Or you can wait until the other party finishes his official work and then come to the company to take up a sinecure.

In short, America’s “legal lobbying” has been going on for so many years, and the way of transferring benefits has long been varied.

Hideki Hanyu doesn't need to worry at all, as these people have already arranged a way out for themselves.

It can be said that everyone involved in this matter is a winner.

Even the refinery's other shareholder, South Korea's Sunkyung Group, whose shares in the refinery were greatly diluted in this investment, is still grateful to Hanyu Hideki.

As for what they are thanking, of course they are thanking Hideki Hanyu for helping them make money, and they are even more thankful to Hideki Hanyu for allowing them to rely on the thighs of America's father.

After the investment contract was signed, Hideki Hanyu stood up with a smile and shook hands with the other party's representative.

"Happy cooperation!"

Who would have thought that the other party would hug Hanyu Hideki's shoulders enthusiastically.

“Happy cooperation, my friend!”

Seeing this situation, Hanyu Hideki smiled but said nothing.

Sure enough, the most reliable thing in this world is "friendship" bound by interests.

Based on his understanding of the situation in the Middle East, through this cooperation, his friendship with these people will probably last for a long time.

I think for the sake of their own interests, these people don't mind providing him with other support.

Just like that, in a happy atmosphere, Hideki Hanyu sent these partners away from the Hurley Private Club.

When only Hideki Hanyu and Karl Map were left in the room.

Karl Mapp asked, "Are you really leaving this afternoon?"

Hanyu Hideki nodded, "The flight route has been confirmed, of course it's true."

Karl Mapp asked, "Can't you stay a few more days?"

Hanyu Hideki shook his head and said, “My brother’s baby is about to be born, and I have to go back to Neon to visit him.

Besides, after staying in America for so long, Neon has accumulated a lot of work that needs me to deal with.”

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki glanced at the direction where those people had just left and said, "If it weren't for signing this cooperation, I should have left a long time ago."

Carl Mapp said, "The full board meeting of America Entertainment Investments is scheduled to be held in two days. I thought you would attend the meeting before leaving."

Hanyu Hideki said, "We have reviewed the list of new friends, and I have explained everything to you. It was originally agreed that you and Joseph Stern would preside over the meeting, so there is no need to change the decision at the last minute."

Karl Mapu saw that Hanyu Hideki was determined, so he didn't force it. "Okay, if there are any problems, I will contact you as soon as possible."

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "I believe there will be no problems between you and Joseph Stern."

"Thank you for your trust. I know you have things to do, so I won't disturb you. I'll take my leave first." Karl Map said goodbye abruptly and left.

It was not until Hanyu Hideki moved his gaze to the door that he realized what had happened.

Jennifer Connelly, who he had called from Hollywood the day before, was standing there in cool clothes.

Hanyu Hideki smiled and waved, "My dear billion-dollar box office heroine, why are you unhappy?"

"The box office is only 82 million now," Jennifer Connelly emphasized as she walked into the room.

"It should be no problem for the North American box office to exceed 100 million. Even if the North American box office cannot exceed 100 million, it will definitely exceed 100 million with the overseas box office."

The box office that Hideki Hanyu was talking about was naturally from "Anne & Alina" starring Jennifer Connelly and Sherilyn Fenn.

Since the film was released at the beginning of the summer season in May, although it has not yet been fully released overseas, its total box office in North America has officially reached 82 million US dollars.

After the success of "Murder 2", Sherilyn Fenn has completely consolidated her commercial position by starring in this movie.

As for Jennifer Connelly, the child star who had been tepid for many years after her debut, finally became famous with this film.

At this moment, the 19-year-old girl stood in front of Hanyu Hideki.

Her slender waist can be held in one hand, her full chest is fully exposed because she is wearing a vest, and her beautiful young and round face has both the innocent shyness that has not faded, and the mature charm that is about to bloom.

Jennifer Connelly is so pure and sexy, not a bit more or less. She is just the right amount of beautiful. No wonder the scumbag has been obsessed with her these days.

(Picture: The figure is too good, so any pictures with a little scale cannot be posted)

"Thank you."

After hearing Hideki Hanyu's box office prediction, Jennifer Connelly thanked him.

She was very clear that in the movie "Anne & Alina", compared to the charming and distinctive Sherilyn Fenn, the role she played was a typical Hollywood vase.

The characters are thin, the logic is simple, and although there is a growth curve, it is not as important as Sherilyn Fenn’s role, and the most interesting thing about her is her face and figure.

In Hollywood, there are plenty of female artists who can play a role like her.

She knew exactly how she got the role.

That is the support from Hideki Hanyu.

When the film was still in the script stage, Hideki Hanyu had already chosen him and Sherilyn Fenn as the two female leads.

Otherwise, given Kathryn Bigelow's status, she might really look down on him.

Today, although "Anne & Alina" has achieved box office success and Cloud Pictures has announced that it will continue to produce sequels, Jennifer Connelly feels a greater crisis.

Because in the movie "Anne & Alina", Sherilyn Fenn's role is the core, and her role is just an embellishment.

When the sequel starts filming, as long as Sherilyn Fenn continues to star, they can just replace her with a new star and follow the logic of the first film again.

As for her character, she has fully grown in the first film and helped Sherilyn Fenn's character transform, thus fulfilling her character's plot mission.

In this case, the safest way to make a sequel is to use a new heroine and replicate the successful model of the first film.

As for her role, it is destined to become only a background board to promote the plot of the sequel.

Jennifer Connelly, who is already considered an "oldie" in Hollywood, is very familiar with the working style of Hollywood companies. Naturally, she is unwilling to be eliminated just after she succeeds.

This is also the reason why she came to Washington obediently when Hideki Hanyu called her.

In addition to Hanyu Hideki's own power, he also wants to please Hanyu Hideki and help her change her fate in the sequel.

When hearing Jennifer Connelly's thanks, Hanyu Hideki said nonchalantly, "You have said thank you many times since you met me."

Jennifer Connelly walked up to Hideki Hanyu and said, "If just saying thank you could repay the help of a billion-dollar box office heroine, I think Hollywood actresses would be vying for it."

Upon hearing this, the scumbag reached out and took Jennifer Connelly into his arms, “But your return is more than just a thank you.”

Jennifer Connelly noticed that Hideki Hanyu's eyes lingered on the part of her figure that she was most proud of, and she immediately responded sensibly.

Pull up the scumbag's hand and take the initiative to lift up his vest...

The detailed rewards are left to your imagination.

Anyway, a long time passed.

Jennifer Connelly, who was lying on Hideki Hanyu's chest, saw that the man was in a good mood, so she found the right opportunity to speak to Hideki Hanyu.

“The sequel to Anne & Alina is already in the works.”

While playing with his favorite things, Hanyu Hideki answered, "Yes, when I met Alan Horn in Cannes before, I decided to start preparing for the sequel. After all, the first one was so successful at the box office."

Jennifer Connelly asked, "Do you know anything about the specific preparations for the sequel?"

"Alan Horn recommended Peter Jackson as the director of the sequel, but I don't care about the details."

Hanyu Hideki's tone was nonchalant.

For Jennifer Connelly, the sequel to Anne & Alina is about the future.

After all, after leaving her famous work, Jennifer Connelly couldn't guarantee whether the new movie would be successful.

In Hollywood, Jennifer Connelly has seen too many examples of people becoming famous overnight but then failing and their careers never recovering.

So whenever possible, Jennifer Connelly would definitely want to star in the sequel which has a greater chance of success.

But the problem is that in Hideki Hanyu's view, "Anne & Alina" is just a movie that helps him make money.

Apart from the first film, for which he put a little thought, he would only care about the commercial performance of subsequent works.

As for whether Jennifer Connelly will star in the film, what does her future hold?
It’s not that Hideki Hanyu doesn’t care, but it’s completely out of Hideki Hanyu’s consideration.

The difference in status and position has made the two people consider things from completely different perspectives.

Of course, when Jennifer Connelly suddenly mentioned this to him, the scumbag immediately guessed what she was thinking.

So he asked directly, "Do you want to know about your character in the sequel?"

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki had made her thoughts clear, Jennifer Connelly answered honestly, "Yes, I heard that my character might not appear in the sequel."

"It's not possible, it's definitely not going to happen."

Hideki Hanyu did not care about Jennifer Connelly's feelings and gave the answer bluntly.

Although he had not yet seen the script for the sequel to "Anne & Alina", he had already received a thank-you call from Peter Johnson.

After the failure of "Black Fall", the New Zealand director was able to be re-employed by Cloud Pictures and got the opportunity to save his directing career. Naturally, he should thank his boss Hideki Hanyu.

On the phone, Peter Jackson also briefly talked about his production philosophy.

That is to maintain the style of the first film and continue the successful model of "old leading new".

After experiencing a failure, Peter Jackson, who wants to make a comeback with the sequel to "Anne & Alina", naturally wants to take the safest route.

Therefore, Jennifer Connelly, a character who has grown up and is no longer "new", naturally cannot appear in the second part.

In fact, Hideki Hanyu has already secretly considered the actor who will play the new role in the second part, and that is Catherine Zeta-Jones, who became famous with "Seinfeld".

After all, she was the woman he abducted and brought to Hollywood. She had always behaved "well-behaved" and even took the time to come to Washington to accompany him a few days ago. It was time for her to give her some movie resources.

Nowadays, there is still a status gap between Hollywood TV stars and movie stars, and stars will definitely want to develop into the big screen if they have any chance.

Even in later generations, big-name actors have turned to the small screen for development, but that is also related to the booming development of streaming media.

The high standard of the big screen is always superior.

However, as soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Jennifer Connelly in his arms turned pale and asked tremblingly.

"so what should I do?"

Hanyu Hideki frowned, "I don't like you like this."

Jennifer Connelly tried to control her emotions and pretended to be flattering to Hanyu Hideki, "I'm sorry, I just didn't expect to lose the role."

Hanyu Hideki said angrily, "It's just a character, why make such a fuss."

Jennifer Connelly hesitated, "But..."

"Nothing matters. If you make me happy, you will have no shortage of opportunities in Hollywood."

As soon as Hideki Hanyu said this, Jennifer Connelly's eyes lit up instantly.

Without any instructions from Hideki Hanyu, he took the initiative to climb down.

Hanyu Hideki saw this and quickly stopped him, "Not now, I have to go to the airport right away."

But for the sake of her own future, how could a woman listen to Hideki Hanyu?

Even if she tried her best, she made the scumbag completely forget about catching the plane.

(End of this chapter)