Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 976 Wanting to Understand More
"what?"

Lee Young-ae looked completely bewildered, having no idea what Hideki Hanyu and Suk-fan Chan had said.

I don't know if she didn't understand Chen Shufen's English, or if she didn't expect Chen Shufen to suddenly invite her to sign a contract.

Seeing this, Hideki Yuzuru simply explained in Korean.

"Manager Chen wants to invite you to join his agency."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, it was obvious that Lee Young-ae's manager's expression changed.

This kind of blatant poaching naturally infuriates the other party.

However, he only worked for a small, unknown agency, which mostly signed amateur models and gave them low-class jobs.

Lee Young-ae was able to film the advertisement with Andy Lau entirely due to her own merits, successfully gaining the client's approval, and it had nothing to do with his company.

Even the fact that he was able to dine here was because Hideki Hanyu had ulterior motives and wanted to make a move on Lee Young-ae.

In this situation, the manager who didn't have a long-term contract with Lee Young-ae naturally wouldn't dare to say anything to her.

As for Hideki Hanyu, who was poached...

The agent stated that he still wants to stay in the industry and has no intention of courting death.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu saw that although the manager's expression changed, he turned around and started eating and drinking as if nothing had happened, as if the poaching incident had not occurred at all.

Upon hearing Hideki Hanyu's words, Lee Young-ae's first reaction was inexplicably to ask, "Do you think I should sign a contract?"

As soon as the question was asked, Lee Young-ae's pretty face involuntarily flushed red.

Why would she ask Hideki Hanyu, someone she had just met, such a crucial question that could determine her life and career?

It felt as if Hideki Hanyu was very important to her, and she even cared about her future and whether it met Hideki Hanyu's expectations.

"This matter should be decided by Ms. Lee Young-ae herself."

After finishing speaking, Hideki Yuzuru emphasized, "Actually, what Manager Chen and I just talked about was how you should develop after you sign the contract. If you are interested, I can tell you in detail, and you can decide whether to sign the contract after you have been given more information."

"Can you tell me now?" Lee Young-ae asked hurriedly.

She is now very curious about what Hideki Hanyu and Florence Chan said about her future.

However, Hideki Hanyu did not answer directly, but looked around and said.

"There are some things that are not convenient to say in this situation. Let's have a meal first."

His conversation with Florence Chan and Andy Lau was a mix of Mandarin and Cantonese, which the South Koreans around them couldn't possibly understand.

But if I were to tell Lee Young-ae in Korean, there would be too many people overhearing, and it might get out.

Some marketing tactics become completely ineffective once they are exposed.

Lee Young-ae understood what Hideki Hanyu meant, and first nodded and said, "Okay."

But then she immediately asked, "When can you tell me?"

Hideki Hanyu glanced at the time and said, "It's too late today, how about tomorrow?"

"Where shall we meet?" Lee Young-ae asked impatiently.

The way he spoke made it seem as if he wasn't meeting to discuss a contract, but rather looking forward to a date with Hideki Hanyu.

Upon hearing this, Hideki Hanyu told Lee Young-ae the address of a Lotte Department Store that had just opened in Seoul, and then gave her a personal business card.

This is a business card with a very high-quality paper texture, but a simple and rustic design. On the front is Hideki Hanyu's name in Chinese characters. The elegant and flowing font is not printed, but handwritten by Hideki Hanyu himself.

Apart from the name, there is no title on the front of the business card, because the name alone is enough to prove everything.

"I will be holding a book launch at Lotte Department Store tomorrow morning. You can bring this business card to find me."

"I will definitely go."

Lee Young-ae nodded repeatedly, her expression serious.

Although the expensive late-night snack was only halfway through, Hideki Hanyu had already achieved his goal of picking up girls.

Of course, through conversations with Florence Chan and Andy Lau, Hideki Yuzuru also gained insight into the current state of Hong Kong's entertainment industry.

Influenced by this time traveler, the Hong Kong entertainment industry in this time and space has indeed undergone many changes compared to the previous life.

But the world can continue to function without anyone. Even though Li Jiaxin became his kept woman and Wang Zuxian retired from the entertainment industry to have his child, Hong Kong cinema still thrived.

The emergence of Asian cinemas even broke the monopoly of major film producers, making the film production industry more prosperous than in another time and space.

However, Hideki Yuzuru doesn't believe that he alone can turn around the future of Hong Kong cinema and prevent its decline from happening again.

The decline of Hong Kong cinema was caused by a combination of factors.

The decline in film quality, the shortage of professional talent, the loss of box office revenue in other regions, the impact of imported films, and the social and economic effects of the times...

These are problems that Hideki Hanyu cannot solve, nor does he have any intention of solving.

He'd be better off spending that time dating more beautiful women.

He preferred saving beautiful female celebrities to saving Hong Kong cinema.

After finishing their late-night snack, everyone waited outside the restaurant for a taxi to come up.

Hideki Hanyu, on the other hand, got into the Bentley driven by Marco.

Before parting, facing the respectful farewells from everyone, Hideki Yuzuru responded and got into the car, maintaining the demeanor befitting a big shot.

Even with Lee Young-ae, he didn't deliberately try to get closer to her or insist on taking her home.

Some things are more interesting when you pull them apart.

If he were to always just go straight to the point, why wouldn't he just go to nightclubs and hire female escorts, or simply have a Japanese agency "pay tribute" to him?

With his current power, he could be a groom every night if he wanted to.

However, as soon as Hideki Hanyu's black Bentley and his entourage drove away, the people waiting for the car immediately started talking amongst themselves.

What these people were saying was simply that they never expected to be invited by Hideki Hanyu to dine with such a legendary figure, and to eat such high-end cuisine that they would never even dare to dream of in their daily lives.

However, Lee Young-ae did not participate in it.

Firstly, she wasn't familiar with these people; they had only worked together briefly to film an advertisement.

Furthermore, even though Hideki Hanyu has left, Lee Young-ae's heart is still filled with images of him.

Lee Young-ae was deeply impressed by his exceptionally handsome appearance, his brilliant inner talent, his gentle and refined demeanor, and his composure and humor during conversations.

This man, so outstanding that he was practically perfect, was someone she had never met before, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of affection for him.

Without realizing it, Lee Young-ae was even more looking forward to their meeting tomorrow.

However, Lee Young-ae was unaware that the seemingly perfect scumbag in her eyes went to meet another woman immediately after leaving the restaurant.

To be precise, it was more than one woman.

In the detached "mansion" that Hideki Yuzuru bought for Kim Hye-soo (the lead actress in the gambler's film) in Gangnam District, apart from Choi Jin-sil who was away filming, five beauties, including the owner Kim Hye-soo, Bae Eun-ah, Kim Sung-ryung, Kim Hye-soo, and Lee Mi-yeon, all gathered together.

When Hideki Hanyu arrived late at night, he saw five beautiful women, each with their own unique style, dressed in different outfits: an office lady, a manga cosplayer, a schoolgirl, a PC uniform, and a doctor, all eagerly waiting for him inside the house.

In such a situation, the scumbag wouldn't waste any time and immediately pounced on the enemy to start a team fight.

Tonight, he will fight five opponents alone to test the limits of his monstrous physique after another breakthrough!
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A dividing line to unleash your imagination —
September st.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The newly opened Lotte Department Store in Seoul was packed with crowds.

These people came not because of any celebrity, but to attend the launch of a famous author's new book.

This writer is none other than Hideki Hanyu.

The new book he's about to release is the long-awaited ninth volume of "The Magical Confectionery Shop." The Japanese version of this book was actually officially released by Shogakukan in mid-July, but at that time he was busy with the advertising campaign and inspecting the Pokémon supply chain, only giving a television interview and not participating in any offline events.

The game being released today, "The Amazing Snack Shop 9," is naturally the South Korean version.

While the sales of Hideki Hanyu's children's books in Europe are not particularly impressive, they are extremely strong in Asia, topping the children's book sales charts in multiple regions.

South Korea is also an important market for this series. The first eight books have sold more than 9.6 million copies, generating sales of more than 220 million US dollars.

Today, Hideki Hanyu receives an extremely high percentage of the revenue from book sales. In addition to various related income, the "Magic Confectionery Shop" series alone has earned him over $100 million in South Korea.

To put it simply, the money spent on South Korean beauties over the years isn't even a fraction of what the "Amazing Snack Shop" series has earned him.

And this is just one series of "The Amazing Snack Shop". His best-selling works in South Korea are far more than just "The Amazing Snack Shop", including picture books and several novels.

If you also include the income from his companies and investments in South Korea, even he himself doesn't have a specific figure for how much money he earns in South Korea.

All I can say is that although he has been spending money very hard in South Korea and has never been stingy with the beauties he has been with, the speed at which he spends money is still far behind the speed at which he earns it.

Hideki Hanyu, who had arrived at the mall earlier, was taking a break in a closed counter to prepare for the press conference.

Through the counter windows, you can see the atrium area of ​​the mall.

In the middle of the spacious area, a stage has been set up for the press conference.

Outside the stage, which was separated by fences and security personnel, stood ordinary people attending the press conference.

Looking up, the railings in the atriums on different floors were also filled with people.

Hideki Hanyu's "The Magical Confectionery Shop" series, as a fantasy children's book, should theoretically have its largest readership among teenagers.

But looking at the crowds that have flocked here, although there are children brought by their parents, the majority are young people.

Young women are the main group affected.

This setup really does resemble a celebrity or idol event.

But these people came specifically for Hideki Hanyu.

As for the reasons, Hideki Hanyu's works certainly play a large role.

The work referred to here is naturally not "The Magical Snack Shop".

In the entire South Korean book market, Hideki Hanyu's works, in terms of popularity, rank among the top-selling single books, are novels such as "Love Letter," "The Princess Diaries," "My Sassy Girl," and "Usagi Drop."

In particular, "Love Letter" and "My Sassy Girl" are very popular among female book lovers in South Korea.

It's one thing for his works to be popular, but Hideki Hanyu himself is also young, rich, and even more handsome than idol stars.

It can be said that she can move readers with her writing and conquer book fans with her good looks.

It begins with the work itself, and ends with its appealing appearance.

With multiple advantages combined, Hideki Hanyu's popularity and treatment in South Korea are actually similar to those in Japan.

That is his identity as a writer, which has long distinguished him from his peers; he is an unprecedented "idol writer".

Of course, with the release of "Bridget" and "I Am a Cat" in recent years, "idol writer" is just a label for him, and no one dares to use it to ridicule his abilities anymore.

As for his identity as an entrepreneur, it has always been suppressed by his identity as a writer, which Hideki Hanyu deliberately downplayed.

This is why his first offline book launch in South Korea caused such a stir.

These people came not only for "The Amazing Snack Shop," but also for other works.

Some people come specifically for Hideki Hanyu himself, completely idolizing him.

Seeing this, Hideki Hanyu recalled that when the staff introduced the event schedule earlier, they told him that there would be a lucky fan meet-and-greet session later. He wondered if there would be any beautiful girls.

If you find a beautiful woman you like, should you offer her the perk of a private meeting and dinner, and then do something to please her fans?

He wouldn't feel any guilt doing this in South Korea.

However, just as he was letting his thoughts wander, his assistant, Kaoru Chiba, suddenly walked in, leaned close to him, and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Yuzuru, Ms. Li has arrived."

"Bring her in."

No sooner had Hideki Hanyu finished speaking than a staff member came to inform him.

"Mr. Yuzuru, the event is about to start. May we begin?"

The staff members bowed and scraped when they asked questions, behaving with extreme respect.

Although they were the organizers, backed by the renowned Rakuten Group, they dared not be arrogant in the face of Hideki Hanyu.

In fact, not to mention them, even Akio Shigemitsu, the eldest son of the founder who is now in charge of the South Korean business, has no right to be arrogant in front of Hideki Hanyu.

Although Hideki Hanyu is young, in terms of his status in the business world, he is on par with Takeo Shigemitsu (Shin Kyuk-ho), the founder of Rakuten.

In terms of net worth alone, Hideki Hanyu surpasses Takeo Shigemitsu in the Forbes list.

The reason why Hideki Hanyu held this book launch in South Korea was not only because the book's sales in South Korea were in cooperation with Lotte, but also because he was personally invited by Takeo Shigemitsu.

Shigemitsu Takeo simply wanted to use Hideki Hanyu to attract customers to his newly opened shopping mall.

Hideki Hanyu himself had no good feelings towards Takeo Shigemitsu. Although he was a scumbag, he couldn't have done what the father and son did to Jang Ja-yeon.

However, as a seasoned businessman, he didn't care about Shigemitsu Takeo's character at all, as long as Shigemitsu Takeo could bring him profit.

Furthermore, Lotte Group had provided assistance and collaborated with Elf Spread's retail business in South Korea on several occasions. Considering these factors, Hideki Hanyu was willing to give Mitsuo Shigeo a favor.

"Since the time has come, let's begin."

After Hideki Hanyu agreed, he followed the staff outside.

As for Lee Young-ae, who has already arrived, she will have to be taken care of by Chiba Kaoru for now.

The moment Hideki Hanyu walked out of the store with the staff and appeared in the atrium, a deafening roar erupted from the crowd.

Amidst a barrage of camera flashes, Hideki Hanyu smiled and waved to those around him.

Today, Hideki Hanyu is wearing a sharp, well-fitting navy blue suit. His sculpted wolf-hair hairstyle gives him a slightly fierce look, while his signature gold-rimmed glasses add a touch of refined elegance and asceticism.

This contradictory yet complementary charm, coupled with his clean and handsome face, made the scumbag's allure skyrocket, causing all the women present to be captivated and unable to extricate themselves from their infatuation.

"Annyeonghaseyo..."

When Hideki Hanyu stepped onto the stage, he simply greeted everyone in Korean, which sparked even louder cheers from the audience.

So much so that what was said afterward was completely unheard by those present.

Even Hideki Hanyu's personal attempts to calm the audience down couldn't quell their anger.

At that moment, Chiba Kaoru appeared with a beautiful girl with long, flowing hair and wearing a white dress, right where the press conference staff were.

It's no surprise that it's nineteen-year-old Lee Young-ae.

The two witnessed everyone going into a frenzy because of Hideki Hanyu's words.

Those fans standing on the first floor, if it weren't for the railings and the large security personnel, would probably have already rushed onto the stage to find Hideki Hanyu.

Even Kaoru Chiba, who had followed Hideki Hanyu for many years, couldn't help but feel that her boss was incredibly charming in this atmosphere of collective fervor.

As for Lee Young-ae standing next to her, her eyes were filled with shock and longing as she looked at Hideki Yuzuru.

Last night, she met Hideki Hanyu, who sat next to her; he was gentle, composed, and approachable.

At this moment, she saw again the radiant, charming, and wildly adored Hideki Hanyu.

How many unknown aspects of this man who stirred her heart were there?

Lee Young-ae suddenly felt a desire to learn more about Hideki Hanyu.

(End of this chapter)