Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 960 Assessing Kotani Mitsuhiro, "Fiery" Live House
August 18th.

at dusk.

Top floor of Yuzuru Investment Headquarters.

Hideki Hanyu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, looking at the brightly lit port area.

Although it's Saturday, the fact that office buildings are still in operation proves that the city is still busy.

The Labor Standards Act, which definitively establishes the two-day weekend in Japanese history, will not be promulgated until next year.

However, it may not be until after 2000 that the two-day weekend system will be fully implemented in enterprises, schools and other institutions.

Of course, Hideki Hanyu has now completely said goodbye to a life where he doesn't have to worry about what day of the week it is or whether he needs to work.

For example, today, just because he gave the order, his subordinates immediately got busy, placing documents in front of him and personally reporting their investigation results to him.

As for whose information it is, it is of course Kotani Mitsuhiro's.

Now that Hideki Yuzuru knew about this, he naturally wanted to see if he could profit from it.

Kotani Mitsuhiro appears to have an impressive background and a powerful network of interests. He holds leverage over a group of influential figures, yet he manages to make them hesitant to act against him.

But for Mr. Yuzuru, it only took a day to thoroughly investigate the other party.

Even if official agencies intervene, they might not be as efficient as him.

At that very moment, behind him was a subordinate of Yuzuru Investment, who was reporting on the matter concerning Kotani Mitsuhiro that he had investigated.

"Boss, according to the information we've gathered, Kotani Mitsuhiro did indeed just receive a loan from Sumitomo Bank."

His financial company recently acquired a large number of shares in Fujita Kanko, and the stock's recent performance has been quite erratic.

Hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru's lips curled up slightly, and he said with a smile, "Looks like this guy is still planning to make a last-ditch effort."

Hideki Hanyu could guess what Mitsuhiro Kotani was planning with a snap of his fingers.

Affected by the decline in the Japanese stock market, and the sudden rebound followed by a sharp drop, Kotani Mitsuhiro must have suffered huge losses in the stock market, and his game of borrowing from Peter to pay Paul to patch up the hole could no longer continue.

So the other party plans to use the old methods to make a quick buck and turn things around.

What old method? That's obviously manipulating stock prices to make a profit.

Therefore, Kotani Mitsuhiro was willing to resort to desperate measures, offending his former allies, in order to obtain funds that would help him turn his fortunes around in the stock market.

In the current situation where the entire market has lost confidence and the stock market is in a continuous decline, the other party still wants to target the stock market.

This truly proves the old saying, "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad."

Despite knowing what Mitsuhiro Kotani was planning, Hideki Hanyu didn't interfere at all.

After all, at this stage, even if he does nothing, the other party certainly won't succeed.

Moreover, regardless of who was behind Kotani Mitsuhiro, that's all in the past.

Just when Kotani Mitsuhiro, due to his insurmountable debt hole, turned into a mad dog attacking indiscriminately, he stood on the opposite side of everyone.

Of course, this is not absolute.

If Kotani Mitsuhiro is lucky enough to recover all his losses, fill all his debt holes, return the money he recently "threatened" with a hefty return, and then use his trump card that could bring everyone down, he might be able to save himself from a desperate situation.

But that's just too difficult.

Because what Kotani Mitsuhiro is trying to overcome is not just a simple stock market downturn, but an era in which neon lights begin to fall.

The subordinate dared not comment on his boss Hideki Hanyu's remarks. He simply pointed to a stack of documents that had just been placed on the desk after Hanyu finished speaking.

"Boss, this is the information you asked me to investigate regarding Mitsui Trust, including all the listed company shares directly or indirectly held by Mitsui Trust."

There is also some information on Mitsui Bank's financial investments, but only information on some of the listed companies it holds. Because we need to avoid informing Managing Director Kishida, some of the investigation will take time.

Knock knock knock!!

Just as the subordinate was reporting this, there was a sudden knock on the office door from the outside.

Hideki Hanyu said, "Go!"

Then Marco walked in from outside.

Upon seeing this, Hideki Yuzuru said to the subordinate who had just reported, "Alright, I understand everything you've said. You can leave now."

The subordinate bowed and replied, "Yes, boss."

However, just as his subordinate was about to leave, Hideki Yuzuru seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Wait, go check on Representative Nakasone's recent schedule and tell me immediately after you find out."

"Yes, sir."

The subordinate stopped and acknowledged, and seeing that Hideki Yuzuru had no further instructions, continued to leave the office.

After his subordinates left, leaving only Hideki Hanyu and Marco in the room, Hideki Hanyu asked directly.

"Did you find anything?"

Marco replied, "I found quite a bit of information."

Hideki Hanyu smiled and said, "Sit down and talk slowly, there's no rush."

After saying this, Hideki Yuzuru invited Marco to sit down at a tea table in the office, and then, without following any tea ceremony techniques, poured tea for him and Marco.

"Yesterday, when I heard Managing Director Kishida mention the name Kotani Mitsuhiro, I felt that the name sounded familiar. At first, I thought I had heard it from some official, but then I remembered that I had heard Ogoshi Kazufumi mention this person's name once when I was talking to him."

However, that was several years ago. Ogoshi and Shi said that a group of outsiders used brutal methods and disregarded the rules to seize a piece of territory from a yakuza group in Tokyo.

The supporters behind that group of outsiders are suspected to be people with connections to higher levels, and the name Kotani Mitsuhiro was mentioned among them.

Marco took the teacup with both hands. "According to my investigation, the person that Daigoshi and Shi are talking about is indeed Kotani Mitsuhiro."

Kotani Mitsuhiro has no connection with the Sumiyoshi-kai or other large yakuza organizations within the yakuza community.

Even before becoming the prime minister's assistant, the other party brought a group of people from Kyushu to Tokyo and, in a very unruly manner, seized a lot of territory and benefits from a certain gang.

Even after becoming a prime ministerial aide, Mitsuhiro Kotani did not sever ties with these people; instead, he used them to do many shady things.

"That sounds like a real oddball."

A group of guys with no backing or connections managed to gain a foothold in Tokyo thanks to Mitsuhiro Kotani. Their fates were intertwined, whether they rose or fell together.

No wonder those people listened to Mitsuhiro Kotani and acted without restraint against the upper echelons of Japan and the top executives of large conglomerates, completely disregarding any rules.

Marco asked, "What are we supposed to do?"

Hideki Hanyu replied, "This matter has nothing to do with us for the time being, and we don't need to do anything about it."

“I understand. However, these people are all reckless thugs. If we are to take action against them, we must eliminate them completely, especially the core members.”

Marco gave his advice in a chilling tone.

Hideki Yuzuru nodded. "I understand that. Have our people continue the investigation, keep an eye on them, and await my orders."

At this point, Hideki Yuzuru seemed to remember something and then instructed, "It's been a while since I've contacted Daigoshi and Shi. If anything happens in the future, have them involved as well."

We can't get too involved with these yakuza people, but we can't completely ignore them either.

Otherwise, these guys will misunderstand and think I don't consider them one of my own.

Hideki Hanyu is someone who always assumes the worst about others.

Even though he had helped Ookoshi and Fumi a lot, and even personally pushed them to the position of president of Sumiyoshi-kai, he still wouldn't naively believe that Ookoshi and Fumi would be completely loyal to him.

Once humans have a stance and are involved in more interests and people, their perspectives and ideas will change accordingly.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu would never consider the regional leader Kazufumi Ogoshi and the Sumiyoshi-kai president Kazufumi Ogoshi as the same person.

This is why, although he could have used Dai Viet and Shi in many situations, he didn't.

On the one hand, it is to maintain distance.

After all, his status is different now, so he should try to avoid getting involved with the filthy underworld as much as possible.

Furthermore, if you use "simple and crude" methods too often, you will forget how to solve problems normally, and you will also hand over your weaknesses to others.

The reason why Managing Director Kishida and Nakajima Sana's father ended up in such a state is simply because Kotani Mitsuhiro had a lot of dirt on them. They only had themselves to blame.

Marco agreed to Hideki Hanyu's instructions and then reported on some of the things he had investigated regarding Kotani Mitsuhiro's involvement with the Yakuza.

After Marco took his leave, Hideki Hanyu checked the time and then glanced at the documents on his desk.

He muttered to himself, "It's so late already, I'll watch it tomorrow!"

For Hideki Hanyu, Kotani Mitsuhiro's matter was not part of his plan. Since Managing Director Kishida suddenly came to him for help, he wanted to see if there was any way to take advantage of him.

If one can use this incident to gain some benefit for oneself, that would be a pleasant surprise.

If there's nothing he can exploit, it won't cause him any loss.

What the final outcome will be for Managing Director Kishida and the Nakajima Sana families is none of his concern.

As the saying goes, respect the fate of others and set aside the urge to help them.

Perhaps out of "humanitarian spirit," he would help Managing Director Kishida's wife and Ms. Nakajima Sana find jobs at the Saito Group.

Putting aside his random thoughts, Hideki Yuzuru got up and glanced at the darkening sky, wondering what he should do on such a beautiful night.

To find a few beautiful women to discuss the great harmony of life?
Or should I ask Yukio Tanaka to go to a nightclub and chat with female escorts?
Or perhaps they could contact an agency and have a group of beautiful girls dressed in school swimsuits and high school uniforms play a word game in the pool of a Yorozuya (Odd Jobs) shop?
It's so boring to even think about.

Huh?
Hideki Hanyu suddenly remembered that Yasuko Sawaguchi had mentioned that Izumi Sakai had joined MF Records, a band recently created by Daiko Nagato. The band was currently performing at a live house in Tokyo to improve their chemistry and promote their fame.

Hideki Hanyu suddenly had a strong urge to go and see if the band that Izumi Sakai, who uses the stage name Izumi Sakai, had joined was ZARD from another timeline.

Hideki Hanyu is a person who doesn't hesitate when he acts.

Now that you've decided, take action immediately.

Soon, the orange Lamborghini Gallardo S with scissor doors roared out of the Yuzuru Investment Parking Lot and drove conspicuously through the Tokyo streets under the night sky, heading towards the Shinjuku flagship store of "Fiery" Live House.

Fiery Live House, invested and built by Yuzuru Real Estate and jointly operated with Yunshang Group, has expanded from six stores across Japan to forty-six stores over the years.

Unlike ordinary, low-end Live Houses, "Fiery" has secured its position as the top Live House in Japan thanks to its top-notch equipment, venue environment, and cloud-based resources.

“Fiery” Live House is not only a performance stage that all underground musicians yearn for, but also the first choice for many debut singers to hold performances.

Many artists even collaborate directly with "Fiery" Live House when holding small to medium-sized tours, holding all their shows at "Fiery".

This also helped "Fiery" Live House expand its business into organizing commercial performances.

The "Fiery" Live House Shinjuku flagship store that Hideki Hanyu visited today is not the "Fiery" store he first invested in in Shinjuku, but a super-large Live House that was just built last year and can accommodate up to 4,200 people.

Of course, unless it's a performance by a top-tier singer, such a large audience would not be allowed on a regular day for the sake of the performance effect.

At this time, live houses and nightclubs are just starting to open, and "Fiery" Shinjuku Main Store, as the most popular live house in Tokyo, has also started the process of queuing to enter.

Therefore, when Hideki Hanyu's eye-catching Lamborghini parked in front of the Live House, a long queue immediately came into view.

Of course, when Hideki Hanyu saw the people queuing to enter...

All eyes around him were fixed on the direction he was in.

After all, it's hard not to notice this incredibly stylish Lamborghini, whose aesthetics are ahead of its time.

Of course, the moment the cool scissor doors opened and Hideki Hanyu stepped out of the car, everyone's attention instantly shifted to the target.

Because Hideki Hanyu didn't try to hide his identity when he got off the car, he openly revealed it.

Given Hideki Hanyu's fame in Japan, it would be an exaggeration to say that everyone knows him, but in Tokyo alone, there are indeed very few people who don't know Hideki Hanyu.

Of course, for many young people, what attracts them to Hideki Hanyu, besides his status, wealth, and numerous titles, is his good looks.

After all, even though this "scumbag" has experienced setbacks, failures, triumphs, and triumphs since his idol days, he has never been called ugly.

His devastatingly handsome face has always been his greatest asset in achieving success.

Just look at the crowd surrounding Hideki Hanyu, and all the women, regardless of age, staring at him with infatuated expressions, and you'll know how destructive the appearance of a "scumbag" can be.

In particular, Hideki Hanyu's look today is slightly different from his usual style.

Gone are the standard gold-rimmed glasses; instead, his black hair is styled in layers and pulled back, not the slicked-back hairstyle of today's successful people, but the "wolf-like" hairstyle favored by young idols of later generations.

Wearing casual trousers, a white shirt, a relaxed tie, and buttons undone at just the right amount, he shed his usual gentle and refined demeanor, gaining a slightly aggressive and sharp edge.

In the words of later generations, Hideki Hanyu at this time was simply the template for the perfect "little wolf dog" in women's hearts.

With just a few steps, Hideki Hanyu could directly "attack" the hearts of the women around him.

Seeing Hideki Hanyu up close like this, even knowing that he was a womanizer with countless lovers and numerous scandals, these women still felt a sense of willingness to be cheated on by him.

Unfortunately, from the moment he got off the train, Hideki Hanyu merely glanced at the queue and didn't look at anyone around him.

The bodyguards who quickly followed, and the security personnel who immediately surrounded Hideki Hanyu after the staff of "Fiery" Live House recognized their boss, made it impossible for anyone around to get close to him.

Even when someone shouted Hideki Hanyu's name, Hideki Hanyu did not respond and strode into the Live House.

It's a pity that this is an era without mobile internet, otherwise, the moment Hideki Hanyu appeared, his news would have spread on social media immediately.

"President, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were coming back today and I couldn't greet you in person. Please forgive me!"

As soon as Hideki Hanyu entered the Live House, he saw a man in his thirties bowing deeply to him and apologizing with trepidation.

Hideki Hanyu recognized this person; he was the manager of the "Fiery" Shinjuku flagship store.

Hideki Hanyu ignored the other person's apology and walked straight past him, looking at the stage where the performance had already begun, and asked, "When does the MF Records band perform tonight?"

Seeing that Hideki Yuzuru didn't seem to mind, the manager quickly got up, caught up with Yuzuru, and answered respectfully.

"The president must be referring to the ZARD band. They're the next to perform, and they'll be on stage soon."

Hideki Hanyu said, "Oh, are we about to go on stage? Then I won't go backstage yet. Please arrange a place for me; I want to watch the performance."

"Yes, Chairman, please come with me."

The manager reached out and carefully guided Hideki Hanyu towards the stairs next to him. The upper floor was only open when large-scale performances were held, and it was not open during normal business hours.

This is perfect time to allow Hideki Hanyu to enjoy the performance undisturbed.

Soon, Hideki Hanyu sat down on the second floor.

Without even needing to be told, the manager "thoughtfully" placed drinks, fruit platters, and other items in front of Hideki Hanyu, turning the entire upper viewing area into a large private box for him.

And so, with his legs crossed, Hideki Hanyu leisurely watched the performance on stage.

As the wailing rock music that Hideki Hanyu couldn't appreciate ended, new faces began to take the stage.

The manager, who had been standing to the side, whispered a reminder, "President, this is the ZARD band."

Hideki Hanyu looked closely and realized that he didn't recognize any of the musicians playing the drums, bass, guitar, or keyboard.

Just as Hideki Hanyu was about to ask the manager, "Are you sure this is the ZARD band?"

Hideki Hanyu then saw Izumi Sakai, dressed in black, walk onto the stage.

(Spring Water Performance Picture)

Having confirmed that this was indeed Izumi Sakai's ZARDF band, Hideki Hanyu also realized that, apart from Izumi Sakai, he was indeed unfamiliar with the other members of the ZARDF band, whether in his past or present life.

After all, in China, even the encyclopedia only introduces ZARDF as a band centered around lead singer Izumi Sakai, without showing any information about any other members.

Next, the performance began.

It wasn't "Good-bye My Loneliness," the debut song that Tetsuro Oda wrote for Izumi Sakai in her previous life, but rather a song I'd never heard before.

This is actually quite normal for a band that hasn't debuted yet.

Just like how Xiao Pang Cai sang many songs that were never released before during her tour before releasing her debut song.

Choosing a debut song and album requires considering many factors, such as the singer's characteristics, overall style, and market trends.

Of course, Hideki Hanyu, who has now "retired from the business," may still have a lot of hit songs in his head that haven't been released yet, but he's too lazy to spend the time and effort to become a producer.

Unless the cloud computing industry declines to the point where he needs to step in to save it, or he goes bankrupt and runs out of money.

However, given the current situation, the chances of that happening are almost zero.

So setting aside these creative thoughts, Hideki Hanyu continued to focus on appreciating the music.

It must be said that after achieving fame at a young age through Onyanko Club and then retiring at the peak of her career to learn and mature, Izumi Sakai now appears more mature and composed on stage compared to another timeline, and her personal skills have reached their peak ahead of time.

At least looking at the lead singer focused on his performance on stage, no one would associate him with the grassroots idols from Onyanko Club.

As one song ended, the band's music started again, followed by another song.

After singing three songs, Hideki Hanyu saw the band begin packing up their equipment, and knew that ZARD's performance was over.

He then stood up and said, "Let's go backstage."

Upon hearing this, the manager who was accompanying him quickly led the way.

Soon, Hideki Hanyu arrived backstage.

The place was bustling with activity. Staff were operating equipment, bands were waiting to perform, and the ZARD band, who had just finished their show, were packing up their belongings to leave.

Meanwhile, Izumi Sakai was standing next to her teammates, talking to a woman.

After a brief moment of thought, Hideki Yuzuru remembered who the woman was.

The Ishikawa agent during Sachiko Kamachi's era.

It seems that Sachiko Kamachi has changed her name to Izumi Sakai and debuted with the band, and she is still her manager.

Just as Hideki Hanyu was sizing up Izumi Sakai, everyone backstage also saw Hideki Hanyu arrive.

Ishikawa's manager immediately led the band members forward to greet Hideki Hanyu.

As for the other performing bands, even those still in the underground scene or not affiliated with the Cloud School, they still respectfully stepped forward to greet Hideki Yuzuru, this big shot.

Hideki Yuzuru nodded, thus getting away with it.

Then her gaze fell on Izumi Sakai. Looking at the clear and elegant beauty, and seeing his eager eyes, she smiled and opened her arms in greeting.

The next moment, the beauty ignored the many people around her and threw herself into the scumbag's arms.

Hideki Yuzuru didn't hold back and kissed the beauty without hesitation when she looked up at him.

The handsome man and beautiful woman were sweetly kissing, but everyone around them wisely turned away or simply avoided them, not daring to disturb the big shot's good time.

But not long after, a female voice from the backstage entrance interrupted the two who were engrossed in their performance.

"Sakai-senpai, we've come to see your performance!"

(End of this chapter)