Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 972 Andy Lau's troubles are actually with her?

The Lee Sang-woo that Hideki Hanyu asked Park Hae-mi about was the trainee he met training with Hyun Jin-young when he was looking at investments at Lee Soo-man's coffee shop.

Although Lee Soo-man sent both of them to Japan for training after accepting Hideki Hanyu's investment, he ultimately chose Hyun Jin-young.

Hyun Jin-young is young and handsome, and can dance and rap. Lee Soo-man chose Hyun Jin-young to debut, which did not surprise Hideki Yuzuru.

But Li Shangyu, who was eliminated, actually did quite well in the future.

There was no way around it; Lee Sang-woo had joined forces with Seo Taiji, the self-proclaimed godfather of Hallyu, and became Lee Juno in the group "Seo Taiji and Boys."

Another member of the "Seo Taiji and the Boys" group was Yang Hyun-suk, who later became the founder of YG Entertainment.

So rather than saying that Hideki Hanyu cares about Lee Sang-woo, it's more accurate to say that Hideki Hanyu cares about Seo Taiji and pays attention to Yang Hyun-seok.

After all, if they could invest in and support them before they became successful, they could not only help Hideki Hanyu make some money, but also further enhance his influence in the South Korean entertainment industry.

When faced with Hideki Hanyu's question, Park Hae-mi thought for a moment before answering.

“I don’t pay much attention to Lee Sang-woo, but his contract with SM Entertainment hasn’t ended yet, and he still attends training sessions from time to time. Lee Soo-man doesn’t plan to debut him anytime soon.”

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru knew that Lee Sang-woo had not yet made contact with Seo Taiji.

But it doesn't matter, Hideki Hanyu has actually found out about Seo Taiji's current situation.

Seo Taiji has now joined the famous South Korean heavy metal rock band 'Sinawe' as a bassist and has changed his real name, Jung Hyun-cheol, to Seo Taiji.

The band's single "Set My Fire," released this year, has achieved good results and received positive reviews.

But it won't be long before Seo Taiji leaves the band 'Sinawe' and begins to change his musical style.

And that was the perfect time for him to intervene.

With that in mind, Hideki Yuzuru said to Hae-mi Park, "Next, I'll have my assistant prepare information on someone for you, keep an eye on him, and then look for opportunities to invest in him."

"who is it?"

Park Hae-mi asked curiously, she couldn't understand why Hideki Yuzuru was talking about Lee Sang-woo and then suddenly asked him to pay attention to someone else.

"You'll know once you get the information."

After finishing speaking, Hideki Yuzuru added, "There's one more thing: you must report any future developments of SM Entertainment to me immediately."

Park Hae-mi quickly replied, "I've got it."

Hideki Hanyu said irritably, "Don't tell me what to do before you do it. I'm making you the head of the investment department, not just putting you in charge of SM!"

The South Korean entertainment market is currently barren; if it wants to develop, it needs to cast a wide net and catch as many fish as possible!

You've been working in Japan for so long, don't you understand that building a massive system is far better than working alone?

Cloud Entertainment can operate behind the scenes in South Korea, but I hope that companies in front of the camera will also have our involvement.

Do you understand?! "

"I understand. I just didn't understand what the chairman meant before. I will definitely do as the chairman says from now on."

Park Hae-mi spoke in a flattering tone, while her hands resumed their little actions, kneading and pinching Hideki Hanyu's body, subtly teasing him.

After sensing the woman's indiscretion, the scumbag grabbed her hair.

"I'm very angry right now, but that's not enough. Serve me properly..."

As he spoke, he grabbed Park Hae-mi's hair and pressed her down.

……

A battle to relieve stress and cool down began in the conference room and finally ended in the private area on the top floor.

Hideki Hanyu, who was feeling somewhat comfortable, was changing clothes in the dressing room.

Wearing only a white shirt, Park Hae-mi, looking both satisfied and tired, leaned lazily against the door and asked Hideki Yuzuru.

"Why is the president dressed so neatly?"

Hideki Hanyu replied, "I have some work to take care of."

Park Hae-mi looked out the window. "It's almost dark. Does the chairman still have to go out to work?"

"Who says you can't work after dark?"

Hideki Yuzuru straightened his shirt and, without offering any further explanation, strode out.

Although Park Hae-mi was reluctant, she understood that a man like Hideki Hanyu was not someone she could control.

After all, even the heiress of Samsung couldn't keep Hideki Hanyu's heart, so what ability did she have to make Hideki Hanyu treat her differently?

At the same time, she was also very curious about which woman Hideki Hanyu would eventually fall in love with, and what kind of woman would be the one he could love.
Park Hae-mi had no idea that if Hideki Yuzuru knew about her question, she would probably only be met with a sneer.

Women, all they think about is romance and love.

But he had long since seen through the nature of love and romance.

Driven by the instinct to reproduce and influenced by dopamine, they entrust their feelings and emotions to a stranger, gambling that she will reciprocate their deep affection and make sacrifices that go against their usual habits.

"I will only love you in this lifetime!"

Regardless of how others interpret this statement, in Hideki Hanyu's view, it goes against human instinct.

What do you do when your mind gets heated? Go do some handicrafts yourself, and then think it over carefully during your post-coital reflection.

Hideki Hanyu, abandoning the Amazon rainforest to pursue a lifelong, monogamous relationship, is probably just a sign that he's suddenly gone mad.

……

Hideki Hanyu told Park Hae-mi that he was going to take care of work, not to make excuses for the other party, nor even to see a certain woman.

While working at Cloud Entertainment in the morning, he unexpectedly met Chen Shufen, the general manager of Hong Kong Hengxing Entertainment, who had come all the way from Hong Kong to the headquarters specifically to see him.

After a brief chat, Hideki Yuzuru learned that Florence Chan had come to South Korea with her popular star Andy Lau for work.

In fact, Florence Chan and Andy Lau arrived in South Korea two days ago. They held a small performance on the night of their arrival, and yesterday they went straight to promote their new movie.

Although the quota system for overseas films to be shown in South Korea is now largely defunct, it is still done in name only. This means that films that are usually released in Hong Kong often have to wait several months or even a year before they can be shown in South Korea.

The film Andy Lau is currently showing in South Korea is the romance film "A Moment of Romance," co-starring with Wu Chien-lien.

This movie finished its run in Hong Kong in June, and then it hit South Korea in less than two months, which is actually quite fast.

The operation behind this naturally involves the involvement of the distributor, Asia Cinemas.

After all, this movie is very popular among young people.

The scene of Andy Lau riding a motorcycle and getting a nosebleed has captivated countless female fans in this day and age.

For a film that's destined to be a huge hit in South Korea, Asian cinemas, as the distributor, naturally want to release it as soon as possible to rake in the box office revenue.

Otherwise, if you wait too long, the pirates will make all the money.

In this day and age, whether you are a Hong Kong film company or a Hollywood production giant, you are suffering from the ravages of pirated movies.

Especially after the widespread adoption of videotape technology, piracy became even more rampant.

On the streets of South Korea, small video arcades are everywhere, plastered with posters of various Hong Kong movies, and playing pirated videotapes, much like the situation in China.

These people won't contribute a single penny to the production and distribution companies.

According to Florence Chan's report, after Andy Lau finishes promoting his album and movie, he will participate in two more commercial activities today and then leave South Korea tonight to return to Hong Kong.

Looking at their schedules, it's clear they can't afford to be idle for even a second. This is the daily life of a top celebrity—they basically have no private life; they're either working or on their way to work.

Especially for a rising star like Andy Lau, his schedule is basically fully booked.

This is the period when Andy Lau is at the peak of his popularity.

Last year, Andy Lau filmed a total of sixteen movies, and so far this year, he has already filmed more than ten.

By next year, Andy Lau will have filmed a total of fourteen movies.

Putting aside whether the movies they make are bad or not, how could they not be busy with such a workload?

The reason why Florence Chan came to see him today was because, despite his busy schedule, Yunshang Entertainment's South Korean branch had taken on a chocolate commercial shoot for Andy Lau without consulting Hengxing Entertainment.

They even scheduled the filming for today.

When Chen Shufen received the notification in the morning, Andy Lau was participating in a commercial event at a shopping mall in Seoul, promoting a brand.

Instead, she heard the director on the other end of the phone asking if Andy Lau could arrive at the advertising shoot on time that afternoon. Chan Suk-fan was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

After all, Andy Lau's afternoon work was to promote another brand's booth, but he never mentioned shooting an advertisement.

After a long and difficult conversation, Chen Shufen finally understood what had happened.

Although Chan Suk-fan was very angry about Cloud Entertainment's South Korean branch's unauthorized actions, she also knew that getting angry now was useless.

She had heard before that Yunshang Entertainment's South Korean branch was poorly managed and relied entirely on organizing performances by artists from the Japanese headquarters and Hong Kong stars to make money.

After all, Hengxing Entertainment's largest investor is also Yunshang Entertainment, and inside information has been circulating widely for a long time. Many Hong Kong artists from the Yunshang Group have encountered similar situations when they went to South Korea for activities.

Chen Shufen never expected that one day this kind of thing would happen to her.

Generally speaking, when Yunshang Entertainment's South Korean branch helps celebrities secure commercial activities and advertisements, people not only don't dislike it, but actually welcome it.

After all, everyone wants to work as much as possible as long as they can make money.

But this time, getting work for Andy Lau was different.

Not only was there no prior notice, but it also directly caused a conflict between commercial activities and advertising shooting schedules.

The pre-arranged commercial appearances couldn't be turned down, and getting Andy Lau to do advertising was even more prestigious, coming from South Korea's Samsung CheilJedang.

This behemoth company, which belongs to the Samsung Group, is also one that Chen Shufen cannot afford to offend.

Having no idea what to do, Chen Shufen learned that the big boss, Hideki Yuzuru, happened to be at the South Korean headquarters, so she ran to Hideki Yuzuru for help.

When Hideki Yuzuru learned of this, he gave the management of Cloud Entertainment's South Korean branch a good scolding. The reason he was so angry at the meeting at noon was also related to this incident.

As for how to handle this matter, it is difficult for Chen Shufen, but not so difficult for Yu Sheng Hideki.

Historically, Lee Geon-hee's elder brother, Lee Maeng-hee, led Samsung CheilJedang to separate from the Samsung Group and renamed it CJ Group, but this happened three years later.

Although the two brothers are currently estranged and their businesses are managed separately, they are still ultimately part of the same family.

So Hideki Yuzuru simply made a phone call to Li Jianxi and asked him for help, and the matter was easily resolved.

As for how it was resolved, it wasn't that the advertisement was cancelled, but rather that the shooting time, originally scheduled for noon, was moved to the evening.

Anyway, Andy Lau is a well-known workaholic. It's common for him to work non-stop and film all night. Working overtime to shoot an advertisement at night is a piece of cake for him.

The job he told Park Hae-mi about was to go to the film crew where she was shooting an advertisement.

The problem has already been solved, so why come to work on the film set?

That's because after Li Mengxi helped him, he hoped to meet with Yuzuru Hideki.

Hideki Hanyu didn't want to schedule another time, so he simply arranged to meet at the advertising shoot location.

The advertisement was filmed in a large studio at the Namsan headquarters of KBS television station.

When Hideki Hanyu arrived, the advertising crew was already waiting for him.

Upon seeing him appear, she immediately said respectfully, "President Yuzuru, President Li has arrived and is waiting for you inside. I will take you in right away."

"Thank you," Hideki Yuzuru said politely, and then followed the photographer.

Along the way, Hideki Hanyu observed the scenery.

The buildings here at KBS, including the studios and other facilities, look rather dilapidated.

However, Hideki Hanyu also knew that KBS would soon move its headquarters to Yeouido, Seoul, sometime this year.

The related studios and filming locations will be moved to the KBS Suwon Center in Suwon City.

However, it seems that it won't be operational until around 2000.

With technological advancements and the demands of film and television production, building larger-scale studios and large-scale shooting bases with more advanced facilities is absolutely essential for television stations.

In this respect, Seoul, where land is extremely valuable, is clearly unable to meet its needs.

PBS should prepare for this matter as soon as possible.

The original photography studio is adequate for current business needs, but it will definitely be insufficient to meet future development needs.

With his mind focused on the future development of PBS, Hideki Hanyu unknowingly arrived at the filming studio, led by the staff.

Upon entering, he saw a modern street-style set, but before he could even see what was happening during filming, an elderly man wearing glasses came up to him.

"President Yuzuru, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Clearly, the person before them was Lee Geon-hee's elder brother, Lee Meng-hee, who had lost the battle for succession in the Samsung Empire.

Samsung's succession battle, though "exciting" back then, is now a thing of the past.

Moreover, despite its defeat, Cheil Jang Sugar, after separating from Samsung and changing its name to CJ Group, remains one of South Korea's top chaebol powers.

"I'm also very happy to meet President Li," Hideki Yuzuru said politely.

How Li Jianxi fights with the other party is their private matter. Even if Yu Sheng Hideki is now cooperating with Li Jianxi, it will not change his attitude towards Li Mengxi.

"As the reports say, President Yuzuru is indeed an outstanding young talent. The reason I dared to disturb him this time is actually to..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Mengxi quickly got down to business.

Lee Meng-hee's general idea is that he wants to collaborate with Hideki Hanyu's company in the fields of logistics and media.

However, given the occasion, it was impossible for the two sides to discuss things too deeply. After exploring the possibility and willingness of each other to cooperate, they agreed to talk again another day.

After discussing the important matters, Li Mengxi extended an invitation to Yu Sheng Hideki.

"Since President Yuzuru is here, how about we go check out the advertisement shoot?"

"Sure, after all, it was my people who caused trouble for President Li during this advertisement shoot."

"It's nothing, President Yuzuru is too kind."

As the two were talking, they arrived at the advertising shoot location.

At that moment, Hideki Yuzuru saw that the scene being filmed was Andy Lau holding an umbrella to shield an actress from the rain as they walked.

Hideki Hanyu had absolutely no idea what he was filming.

But when he saw the actress, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I never expected that she would be acting alongside Andy Lau?"

(End of this chapter)