Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 215 Still the old young master

After staying in California for a long time, Hideki Hanyu was somewhat uncomfortable after returning to Tokyo.

After all, the San Francisco area has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers.

Tokyo, on the other hand, has a temperate monsoon climate, with rainy, humid and hot summers.

When he came back, he felt sticky all over.

Fortunately, it is already August, and it won't be long before the temperature will cool down.

Just get used to it.

After being busy in America for so long, Hideki Hanyu really didn't want to start working right away.

So after returning, he simply hid in the luxurious apartment in the central district.

On the rocking chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, Hanyu Hideki was lying comfortably.

With the cool air conditioner blowing, I read some recent media reports.

Beside him, Kyoko Koizumi put the sliced ​​watermelon into his mouth piece by piece.

This girl's popularity has skyrocketed since she changed her look and style, and she has lived a busy life as a popular idol, with a full schedule every day.

However, after learning that Hideki Hanyu had returned from America, he asked his agent for leave and came to accompany Hideki Hanyu.

Obviously this girl knew that Hideki Hanyu was more important to her than work.

In the neon entertainment circle, what future does being an idol have.

It's not a super combination like Vitality Girl.

Take Matsuda Seiko, the most popular solo idol, for example, her monthly income is not as much as Hanyu Hideki's living expenses.

This is not counting all kinds of shopping expenses on weekdays.

How could she let go of Hideki Hanyu's golden thigh.

"The entertainment industry is very lively recently."

Looking at some recent news about the entertainment industry, Hideki Hanyu said with emotion.

In 1983 in history, Akina Nakamori officially launched a two-person battle for hegemony with Seiko Matsuda.

Their singles continued to top the Billboard charts.

Apart from them, Johnny's & Associates' rookie band was not a success.

But relying on the two male idols of Tahara Toshihiko and Kondo Masahiko solo, it can be regarded as an equal share with the two female idols.

During this period, only three neon singers, Yakushi Maru Hiroko, Hosokawa Takashi and Anri, took the lead on the Oricon chart ruled by four people.

At the end of the year, singer Ouyang Feifei from Wanwan Province also rushed to the top of the Oricon Chart.

That's why Kenyin agreed to cooperate with Johnny's to shoot the movie "Love Departure" that made Masahiko Kondo and Akina Nakamori fall in love.

After all, in the original history, it was definitely considered a strong alliance.

And this is just the top existence, and the idols who debuted at the same time as them have also made efforts this year.

All the rookies who debuted in 83 were ruthlessly crushed by their predecessors, and none of them were in their early years.

But in this time and space, because of Hanyu Hideki's appearance, everything was disrupted.

At the beginning of the year, the TV animation of "Saint Seiya" was born, and the MAKE-UP band took advantage of the popularity of the animation to dominate the single for almost two months.

Immediately following the release of Vitality Girl's new single, she once again refreshed all the records she had set.

After Vitality Girl, Nakamori Akina continued to take over, and then she was inseparable from Matsuda Seiko on the Oricon Ranking,
And what about Johnny's & Associates, which should have been equally divided?
Kondo Masahiko's popularity has plummeted due to the criticism of the incident, so it is naturally impossible to reach the heights of his previous life.

And Toshihiko Tahara developed pretty well at first, and his first single was briefly on the singles chart.

But the release of the second single coincided with the time when Johnny and Yunshang Yineng were fighting each other to the death.

Then he became a victim in the company's battle, and the promotion could not be launched, and the record's performance can be imagined.

Looking at the past few months this year, the neon art world is in full bloom.

But if you want to say who performed best, there is no doubt that Yunshang Yi can do it.

Needless to say, Vitality Girl is unique in Neon and overseas markets.

As long as they release a single, the entire neon music world will temporarily avoid the edge.

But fortunately for the competitors, although the vitality girl's popularity is invincible.

However, in order to take care of overseas markets, a lot of publicity work has resulted in their song release frequency not being high.

Of course, this is also deliberately done by Yunshang Entertainment, in order to avoid too frequent activities and make fans aesthetically tired.

Then there was Akina Nakamori, who sat firmly on the front line and began to challenge Seiko Matsuda's position.

As for the MAKE-UP band, after the first single became popular, although the second single failed to continue its glory.

But his grades are stable, and he is already on par with his senior from the same firm, Tomoko Alan.

Then there is the newly launched male SOLO idol Shingo Kazami.

Relying on his handsome appearance and unique style of break dancing, he became popular and abruptly broke the monopoly of Johnny's & Associates in the male idol market.

Girl idol group, male and female idol solo, rock band.

This year's cloud entertainment can be said to be fully exerted in the field of artist brokerage.

Of course there are successes and failures.

Joining hands with Warner Pioneer Records again to create the female idol Suita Asuka, it hit the street quite tragically.

After the failure of Chapter 1 single, the sales volume of the second single failed to enter the top [-] of the Oricon chart again.

Faced with such a result, Pioneer Warner unscrupulously suspended Asuka Suita's record production, and left the mess to Yunshang Performing Arts.

This is also the only place where peers in the industry can find comfort in Yunshang Yineng.

After all, all the rookies in 83 rushed to the street, and Yunshang Yineng was no exception.

Even the most successful Kazami Shingo is only better than the rookies who debuted at the same time.

Compared with all the seniors, the grades are not even a little bit worse.

Hideki Hanyu looked at the news recently and found that the most popular person in the media recently is Seiko Matsuda.

First invested and produced by Yunying Pictures, the movie "Legend of Frangipani, Kiss from Heaven" directed by Yoshisuke Kawasaki was released, and Seiko Matsuda is an absolute heroine.

Under the strong publicity of Yunying Pictures and Shochiku Pictures, and with the support of Shochiku Cinemas and Crescent Cinemas, this film won a box office of more than [-] million yen in the first week.

According to industry estimates, the film's total box office will not be less than 22 billion yen.

After the theatrical version of "Magic Snack Shop" and "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Space", Yunying Pictures has once again launched a box office hit movie.

The box office was a hit, Seiko Matsuda took advantage of the popularity of the movie, and her popularity naturally remained high.

In addition to this reason, there is another reason, but it is related to the culture on the cloud.

After the comic magazine "Elf Cute" launched the supplement "Elf Cupid", the supplementary main comic "Boys Over Flowers" became very popular among female comic fans once it was released.

"Elf Cupid" was published as a supplement in the first issue in August after being serialized for three issues.

Spirit Publishing House and Yunying Pictures, according to Hideki Hanyu's explanation, began to jointly hype.

The other party released the news, announcing that they were planning to shoot the live-action version of "Boys Over Flowers".

Immediately after the news came out, various 'informed people' revealed the candidate for the heroine.

Almost all female stars who can be named and age-appropriate are involved.

The uninformed public, celebrity fans, manga fans, were all enthusiastic.

The media saw that there were gimmicks that could be hyped up, and coupled with the hints of the painting on the cloud, they also began to add fuel to the flames, making various reports on the heroine candidate.

As a result, "Boys Over Flowers", which was only liked by some female comic fans, began to receive a lot of attention.

Then, without accident, it became popular among the female group.

At the strong request of comic fans.

"Cupid" had to temporarily print a special issue to integrate and release the previous stories of "Boys Over Flowers".

Then this special issue created a sales volume of 60 copies, almost catching up with the sales volume of "Cute".

The manga became very popular, and the hype for the heroine naturally became more intense.

Seiko Matsuda has recently become the most popular actor to play Makino Shancai with the support of fans due to the popularity of the movie.

Kyoko Koizumi, who was sitting beside Hideki Hanyu, reached out and fed a piece of watermelon into Hideki Hanyu's mouth.

Then I saw the photo of Matsuda Seiko in the newspaper, and the title of the best candidate for Makino Shancai.

There was a look of disdain in his eyes.

Based on her understanding of Yun Shang's paintings, the chance of this role falling on her head is higher than that of Seiko Matsuda.

As long as Hirohashi Asako is not stupid, she will not let Matsuda Seiko, who is recognized as a "scheming girl", play the role of Makino Shancai.

And as Hanyu Hideki's lover, she is very clear that these news are just hype to promote comic magazines.

Before the popularity of "Boys Over Flowers" has completely spread, Yunying Pictures will definitely not rush to shoot a live-action TV series.

Putting down the last newspaper in his hand, Hideki Hanyu saw that the sky was dim and it was already afternoon.

He asked Kyoko Koizumi beside him, "I remember you are going to record a program on Fuji TV tonight?"

"Tonight there will be a stage of Golden Melody of the Night." Kyoko Koizumi replied.

"Exactly, I also have a social event at night, let's go to dinner first." Hanyu Hideki said.

"The teacher will go in my car." Koizumi Kyoko said.

She just got her driver's license last month, and whenever she has the chance, she will go for a ride in the car that Hideki Hanyu gave her.

"You?" Hideki Hanyu was a little worried about the opponent's skills.

Although the Porsche 928 is not the kind of sports car with particularly exaggerated performance, in case something happens, his life is of the utmost importance.

Seemingly seeing Hideki Hanyu's worry, Kyoko Koizumi hurriedly promised, "I will drive slowly."

"Okay." Hanyu Hideki agreed.

But Koizumi seemed to remember something today, and suddenly said, "Teacher, wait a minute."

After speaking, he ran into the cloakroom in a hurry, and when he came back, he held a gift box in his hand.

Hanyu Hideki asked strangely, "What is it?"

Kyoko Koizumi said, "I couldn't give it to the teacher's birthday present, even if the teacher was in America last month."

"Thank you Kyoko for the gift." Hideki Hanyu said as he opened it casually.

Discovery is a men's watch from the Grand Seiko collection by Neon Seiko.

The style is mature and atmospheric, although it is not as expensive as those luxury watches in Europe.

But in the neon watch series, it is also considered the most expensive level.

"I like it, thank you."

Hanyu Hideki put down his watch, put his arms around the girl and kissed her, and said, "Do you need me to pick you up tonight?"

"No need, I'll just drive back by myself. Besides, there are so many people recording the show, it's not good to be seen."

"Then you drive carefully, go clean up, and let's go to eat."

……

After the two packed up, they came to the underground parking lot of the apartment.

Hideki Hanyu got in Kyoko Koizumi's car and drove towards the restaurant where he ordered food.

Followed by Marko's Mercedes and the bodyguard's black Toyota.

Hideki Hanyu's entertainment tonight is not a serious matter, but he hasn't come back for a long time, Yukio Tanaka asked him out for a drink.

So after dinner, Hideki Hanyu got into Marko's car and went to find Yukio Tanaka.

Kyoko Koizumi drove to Fuji TV.

In the parking lot of Fuji Terrace, she meets the manager.

Seeing that it was getting late, the manager hurriedly urged, "Ji Zijiang, hurry up and go up with me, the preparations for the show will start soon."

The Golden Melody of the Night stage is a live broadcast. Before it starts, there must be a simple process rehearsal.

Today's child is not a senior, if he is late during the preparations, he will be very rude.

But facing the urging of the agent, Kyoko Koizumi first looked at the Longines watch worth 30 yen on his wrist, and said calmly.

"Isn't there still 10 minutes left, why worry?"

Under the helpless eyes of her manager, she took out a classic bucket bag with LV logo written on it, which sold for more than 20 yen.

Then he hung it on his forearm slowly, and then said to the manager, "Let's go."

Following behind Kyoko Koizumi, the manager looked from head to toe, whether it was clothes, jewelry, or shoes, were all big-name artists, and sighed helplessly.

Since the other party got close to the boss, it has become more and more difficult to serve.

Relying on the deterrent power of the boss Zhou Fangyu Xiong, the other party is quite obedient at work.

But in terms of the attitude towards ordinary staff, although it is not arrogant, it is completely different from before.

Coming to the backstage of the Golden Melody of the Night stage, Kyoko Koizumi heard someone greet her.

Turning around, I found that it was Akina Nakamori.

Immediately afterwards, they saw that sitting next to Nakamori Akina was the huge lineup of Yunshang artists.

The three vitality girls were talking with Yalan Zhizi in a low voice.

Kazami Shingo stood in front of the MAKE-UP band, as if he was teaching them to break dance, doing a few moves from time to time.

Even Asuka Suita, who still hit the street with her second single, was brought on the show by several seniors.

Even if she is not qualified to perform, for the sake of Yun Shang Yi Neng, she can still be used as a background board in the show.

What made Kyoko Koizumi feel interesting was that there was a group of people not far from the Yunshang Department who were also very conspicuous.

It's an artist from Johnny & Associates.

Toshihiko Tahara was sitting alone, looking at the score, as if he was preparing for the repeat session.

The astringent persimmon team got together to chat.

On the other hand, Masahiko Kondo assumed the posture of a senior, directing a few JR trainees from Johnny's Office, as if to help him dance or something.

People from the two parties are far from being incompatible, but they are still very different from each other.

Koizumi Kyoko waved at Nakamori Akina, and then began to say hello to the seniors in the backstage.

No matter how her personality changes, she doesn't dare to challenge the bottom line of Ni Hong's relationship with her seniors.

But even though she was respectful, wearing a famous brand still made the seniors a little eye-catching.

The entertainment world is Vanity Fair.

As a junior, you are better than me, so you will naturally make some petty seniors feel unhappy.

But no matter how unhappy, these people can only be polite on the surface.

After all, Koizumi Kyoko stood behind the Combustion Department office.

In the circle, no one knew Zhou Fang Yuxiong's notoriety.

Just because you don't dare to do anything publicly, doesn't mean you don't dare to do anything behind your back.

For example, why Koizumi today can wear a famous brand, he must be next to some financial backer.

What kind of extreme boss, rich old man and so on, anyway, it's over as long as it is malicious or guessing.

As for Hideki Hanyu, no one mentioned it for the time being because he did a good job of keeping secrets.

After all, it's not like Yasuko Sawaguchi has appeared in front of everyone.

After visiting all the seniors, Koizumi Kyoko sat next to Nakamori Akina.

"Mingcai sauce came early." Koizumi Kyoko said.

"Today Ko-chan came too late." Nakamori Akina said.

"It was delayed for a while because I had to eat." Kyoko Koizumi explained.

"Well, your clothes look really good today." Akina Nakamori looked at Kyoko Koizumi's clothes.

"Givenchy's new product of the season, if you like Mingcai sauce, let's go to Ginza together another day. I think they have a few styles that are very suitable for Mingcai sauce."

Speaking of clothes, Kyoko Koizumi immediately became interested.

She knew that Akina Nakamori also liked shopping.

I also know that Akina Nakamori has signed a contract with Yunshang Entertainment. In addition to the fixed living expenses, there are various bonuses that can be obtained.

The income is much higher than she doesn't know, and buying a few famous brand clothes is nothing at all.

"Okay, do you have time on the weekend, how about we go together." Akina Nakamori asked.

"Let's think about it, if the record is finished at noon on Sunday, how about after five o'clock?"

"No problem, when the time comes..."

The two really wanted to talk more, but unfortunately the show preparations started soon, and Akina Nakamori was called away by the staff of the show team.

Kyoko Koizumi had nothing to do by herself, so she took out the electronic pet spirit ball brought to her by Hideki Hanyu to pass the time.

But not long after playing, she heard someone sitting next to her.

"Senior, you also have this electronic pet."

Kyoko Koizumi turned her head and found that it was Asuka Suita from Yunshang Entertainment who was speaking.

Without waiting for her to answer, the girl also took out a poke ball from her bag, but it was a green version.

"Let's fight online together."

"Okay." Koizumi Kyoko readily agreed.

But at the beginning of the battle, Kyoko Koizumi has been losing streak.

Asuka Suita came over to look a little strangely, and then said in surprise, "Senior's Pokémon level is too low, and he must not be able to beat me."

"Did Suita-san's electronic pet be given by Chairman Hanyu?" Kyoko Koizumi asked curiously.

She has only played with this electronic pet for two days, so the level must be low.

It's strange that Suita Asuka's level is so high.

"Isn't President Hanyu in America? I was sent by Yunshang Culture two weeks ago, and all the seniors in the firm have it."

Asuka Suita answered honestly, and then asked curiously, "Did the president give it to you, Senior? Has President Hanyu returned to Tokyo yet?"

Asuka Suita knows that this electronic pet has not been released yet.

"Koizumi-san, please go to the stage and prepare for rehearsal."

Kyoko Koizumi was about to explain, when she heard the program staff call her, she had to put away the electronic pet and go to prepare for the program first.

After Kyoko Koizumi left, Asuka Suita began to bathe and feed her Charmander.

Just as she was getting into the game, Akina Nakamori just came back after finishing rehearsal preparations.

Seeing Asuka Suita playing with the Poke Ball, she also took out the Poke Ball and said to Asuka Suita excitedly.

"Suita-san, let's go online."

"But my level is not as high as Senior Akina's."

"It's okay. My elf hasn't taken care of it since morning. It's not as good as yours. I can't beat you."

Then connect it to the data cable and start playing online.

After a few rounds of battle, the two won each other.

While playing, the two chatted casually.

Suita Asuka said inadvertently, "Kyoko-senpai also has a Poké Ball, and Akina-senpai can also find her to connect with her in the future."

"It's probably a gift from President Kitahara." Akina Nakamori said indifferently.

"Senior Tianzi didn't say who gave it to me, but she thought my poke ball was given by the president. The president is still in America, and her elf level is so low, it feels like she has only played for a day or two. "

When Asuka Suita said this, she found that other artists started to go to the dressing room to prepare, so she asked Akina Nakamori.

"Senior Akina, everyone has started putting on makeup and styling, let's go too."

But after Asuka Suita finished speaking, she found that Akina Nakamori didn't answer her.

Just staring at the elf ball in his hand in a daze.

"Senior Akina, what's wrong with you." Asuka Suita asked again.

Akina Nakamori seemed to have been awakened, and hurriedly replied, "It's nothing, you go first, I'll wait for a while."

"Senior Akina, I'll go first." Asuka Suita put away the Poké Ball, turned and left.

Seeing the back of Asuka Suita leaving, Akina Nakamori bit her lip lightly.

Asuka Suita didn't know, but she did know that Hideki Hanyu had been back to Tokyo for two days.

At this moment, Kyoko Koizumi, who had finished preparing for the rehearsal, just came over.

Seeing Nakamori Akina in a daze, he greeted, "Why doesn't Akina-chan put on makeup?"

Then Kyoko Koizumi saw Akina Nakamori looking up at her.

Those eyes were more complex than ever.

……

At the same time, in a water bath club in the port area.

Hanyu Hideki, Yanai Masa, and Tanaka Yukio chatted while enjoying the skillful massage from a beautiful technician.

Although it was agreed to come out to relax, but while chatting, it was inevitable to talk about the work of Uniqlo.

Yanai Masa asked Hideki Hanyu, "The Fast Retailing Club suggested by Hanyu-san before has almost been built. What suggestions does Hanyu-san have next?"

"Does Yanai-san still not want to include the production process in Fast Retailing?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

Liu Jingzheng expressed his approval for incorporating logistics and after-sales work into the unified management of Fast Retailing.

But I don't think it is necessary to take production into consideration.

Sure enough, as soon as Hanyu-san asked the question, Yanai Masa answered it.

"Regarding production, I think it is enough to do a good job in quality control. If all work is managed, it will be inefficient. Since it is called Fast Retailing, we only need to achieve rapid sales."

"Since this is the case, then we can follow Yanai-san's idea and prepare for the opening of the second store."

Speaking of this, Hideki Hanyu did not forget to emphasize, "Since Fast Retailing has been established, before opening a store, Fast Retailing must go first, logistics first and then sales."

"Don't worry, I also listened to Hanyu-san's lecture back then, and I should have called Hanyu-sensei."

Yanai was joking.

"Yanagi-san please spare me." Hanyu Hideki begged for mercy.

Then he turned his head to Yukio Tanaka and asked, "How did Yukio-san think about my previous proposal?"

"What advice?"

Yukio Tanaka was so comfortable being pressed by the beauty that he completely forgot what Hideki Hanyu had said to him.

"Since Yanai-san doesn't want to get involved in production, how about we cooperate to invest in a garment factory in Huaxia?"

Knowing that Yukio Tanaka could no longer remember what was going on, Hideki Hanyu could only say it again.

"Is there any risk in investing in Huaxia?" Yukio Tanaka asked.

"No matter what kind of investment there is risk, but it has nothing to do with where it is. Is there no danger in investing in Neon?"

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, before Yukio Tanaka could respond, Yanai Masa spoke first.

"What Hanyu-san said is right, if you are worried about risks, don't invest."

"But that's China." Yukio Tanaka still had some concerns.

"Five years ago, Panasonic dared to invest in Huaxia. It's nothing for us to invest in a garment factory. If Xingxiong-san is worried, I will personally accompany Xingxiong-san to inspect it."

A garment factory may seem simple, but there are many things to consider, and it takes a lot of experience.

Tanaka has been in the garment industry for many years and has rich experience. He still wants to take Yukio Tanaka with him when he has the opportunity.

With the help of Tanaka Clothing, he only needs to pay for it in the early stage.

How to build a factory, how to train workers, and how to start production should not be too easy for Tanaka Garment.

"Hanyu-kun is willing to accompany me, I have nothing to worry about, just let Hanyu-san tell me when to go."

Yukio Tanaka acted like I was not afraid of anything.

"Xing Xiong-san, don't worry, I still have to go back and discuss this matter with Mrs. Tanaka. Her opinion is still very important."

Hideki Hanyu urged.

"No, I can still make decisions about such trivial matters." Yukio Tanaka said confidently.

"Let's talk about it, at least Mrs. Tanaka must arrange for a professional to follow us. If Yukio-san knows how to run a garment factory, then let me ignore it." Hanyu Hideki expressed helplessness.

"This..., let's talk to my mother."

Yukio Tanaka faltered immediately, and he didn't look confident at all.

The young master thought to himself, if he knew how to build a factory, would he still be criticized by his mother all day long?
Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki and Yanai Masa looked at each other, and then laughed without any scruples.

As expected, their old friend, the young master, is still the same.

　Thanks for traveling slowly in the sea of ​​books, Lianyoubaa's father recommended by Mei Yuyou for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)