Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 333 I saw...

December 29th.

There is only one day left until New Year.

The lively atmosphere began to spread, and various New Year special programs began to be broadcast on TV channels.

TBS TV station located in Akasaka, Minato City.

In the largest studio, a special New Year's song and dance drama program is being recorded.

This program will be broadcast after the New Year, so the production time is very tight.

Since the recording started, the recording will not end until early morning every day.

The staff of the TV station work so hard, and you can imagine the participating actors.

Regardless of whether there is a scene or not, you must stay on site to ensure that the program team is available when needed.

What was recorded today was the musical, the last unit of the program.

The public dressing room next to the studio was filled with people early.

The people who were arranged to put on makeup here were all people who played minor supporting roles and minor roles in unit dramas.

Of course, the treatment of a small supporting role with scenes and lines is at least better than that of a background role.

Not only is there a dressing table for use, but there are also makeup artists from the TV station responsible for styling.

Unlike those background actors who basically just find a stool at random and have to handle everything themselves.

In front of a dressing table in the supporting role dressing area, Hitomi Kuroki, who had just arrived, was waiting for the makeup artist.

Thinking about her.

After retiring from Takarazuka, she has been in Tokyo for three months.

She wants to join television or become a movie actress.

However, her status as the prima donna of the Takarazuka Opera Troupe did not help her develop in the Tokyo entertainment industry.

No TV station or film production committee would give him an important role because of her status as Takarazuka.

The most important thing is that the Takarazuka Opera Company is a force in Kansai after all.

Not many people care about the Kanto forces in Tokyo.

on the other hand.

Many people invited her to become a "photo" model, a waitress, and the heroine of a pink movie.

The purpose is to use her past identity as a gimmick.

In the past, she felt that the Takarazuka Revue actors' unscrupulous ways of doing things in order to get higher positions were confusing enough.

But these few months since I came to Tokyo.

Only then did she fully realize what real chaos is and what real darkness is.

What is... true cruelty.

Some girls who want to get ahead are willing to do anything for a role that can show their face and have lines.

Even...not just girls.

Program crew, TV series crew, movie crew...

Site management, lighting, assistants, photographers, supervision...

In the past, what she saw on the screen was just a written job title and name.

They were all presented in front of her eyes with incomparable realism.

Destroying the beautiful fantasy in her heart.

Even the humble little people know how to use the power in their hands to release their "desires".

After seeing this, Kuroki Hitomi couldn't help but think of that person.

Compared to the people she comes into contact with now.

That person is undoubtedly at the top of this industry.

After the turmoil at Kadokawa Movies, just mentioning the other party's name is enough to make everyone feel respected and feared.

Why is that person different?

It seems that after being separated from her, he became a playboy.

But for several months, she has been at the bottom of the entertainment industry where gossip is spread and nurtured.

The most common description I heard about that person was that he was a decent playboy.

Decent and dandy can actually go together.

It sounds somewhat magical.

But in the eyes of people in the entertainment industry, it is so natural.

Kuroki Hitomi shook his head slightly.

She found that whenever she thought about something, that person would appear in her mind involuntarily.

No matter how hard you try not to think about it, it’s useless.

Because in this circle, you will always hear the other person's name.

Then she awakened the long-buried memory in her mind.

At this time, Kuromu Tong wanted to calm down.

When you don’t think about that person.

Suddenly I heard someone talking next to me, which seemed to be news about a certain movie crew.

This made Kuroki Hitomi listen involuntarily.

Today, like the people around her, she travels to various places every day, trying to find job opportunities.

The firm she is currently signing with is not a big firm. It had previously signed her because of her reputation in Takarazuka.

But when the agency discovered that her status in Takarazuka was not useful in the entertainment industry, they stopped investing resources in her.

Nowadays, the jobs she can get are basically small supporting roles with a chance to show her face and one or two lines at most.

Even agents have to share it with others.

So many times, she had to find opportunities on her own.

In this case, no message can be missed.

"Did you know? Toei has a big project in preparation."

"If Toei has any big projects, let your agent go to Yunshang Entertainment. They have announced that they have collaborated on many movies with Kadokawa."

"Yes, there are still many job opportunities in Cloud Entertainment. Even if you can't join the film crew, there is often a shortage of people in TV series and advertisements."

"Why don't we sign up for Yunshang Entertainment? Otherwise, we wouldn't have to worry about work."

"Yes, in the last TV series I participated in, the male protagonist was Ryota Tateishi. He only had a small role in Yunshang Entertainment, but not only was he equipped with a luxury car on set, but he also had a lot of work to do."

"Join Yunshang Arts? Let's not even think about it. Yunshang Arts has even stopped holding selection activities this year. Otherwise, I would definitely give it a try."

"Not to mention Yunshang Entertainment, the Toei project I mentioned is not bad either. I heard it is a collaboration with the great writer Junichi Watanabe."

"Junichi Watanabe, I'm afraid the scale of the adaptation of his works is not small."

"What does that have to do with us? It seems like we can play the heroine."

"That's right..."

A few people were talking excitedly when suddenly there was a noise at the entrance of the public dressing room.

Kuroki Hitomi looked up curiously.

I found a group of people walking inside.

Before she could see who it was, there was a deliberately muted discussion next to her.

"The two heroines of today's unit drama are here."

"how do you know?"

"The one in front is Miho Nakayama, who is being promoted by the Burning Department recently, and the one next to you, who you have been discussing a lot recently, is Noriko Watanabe who moved from Kadokawa Film to Cloud Entertainment."

"It turns out it's them. They are the same person but have different fates. They can play the heroine right after they debuted."

At this time, someone suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Hey! Look behind you, it looks like it's Mitochi Iijima, the president of Yunshang Entertainment!"

After hearing what this person said, everyone looked at the group of people walking in the middle of the public dressing room.

"It seems to be Mijima Iijima."

"How could such a big shot come to the scene in person?"

"It's probably to discuss cooperation with the TV station."

……

in the voice of the crowd.

Hitomi Kuroki also saw the woman walking at the end who was talking to the program supervisor.

He has short hair, wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and has a very capable temperament.

Although he looks ordinary, he has the aura of a powerful person.

In the past, the program supervision was not false to everyone.

But when talking to women, his expression was obviously complimentary.

Yes, this woman is Mijima Iijima.

In Kuroki Hitomi's memory.

The last time I saw Miji Iijima, he was still the assistant following that person.

When helping her book flights and handle chores, she still looks as cautious as yesterday.

He is completely different from the capable and powerful female president in front of her who possesses the talent to perform in the clouds and is powerful in the industry.

Hitomi Kuroki saw Mijima Iijima.

But Mijima Iijima didn't notice Hitomi Kuroki among the supporting characters.

For Mito Iijima, there is no need to pay attention to these actors who hang out at the bottom of the entertainment industry.

The reason why she came to TBS TV station in person today.

It is indeed to discuss a cooperation.

TBS TV station is planning a prime time program and needs a female assistant host.

Yunshang Entertainment wants to help Watanabe Noriko get this job.

To be on the safe side, Mitsuo Iijima took Noriko Watanabe to personally visit the director of TBS's production bureau and decided on the role of assistant host.

It just so happens that Noriko Watanabe is recording a unit drama on TBS today.

After she left the production bureau, she accompanied Noriko Watanabe to take a look.

Noriko Watanabe as Hanyu Hideki's "trophy".

Out of respect for Hideki Hanyu, Mitsuo Iijima was very interested in Noriko Watanabe.

The main reason is that I am worried that one day Hanyu Hideki will remember and ask him about the current situation of Noriko Watanabe.

It turned out that Noriko Watanabe's development was not as good as Kadokawa Pictures.

After the two heroines entered the independent dressing room.

Everyone's eyes turned back.

While the discussion continued, everyone was busy with their own affairs.

After all, the heroines are here, and the filming of the representative unit drama will start soon.

At this time, the makeup artist who does makeup for the character.

He also happened to arrive next to Kuroki Hitomi.

The makeup artist looked at the list in his hand and then at Hitomi Kuroki.

Ask, "What's your name?"

"Kuroki Hitomi."

"Sorry, you are not on the cast list for today's shooting."

"Did you miss it? I was there yesterday."

"We are a unit drama, and the shooting content is different every day."

"But when I looked at the list of supporting actors yesterday..."

The makeup artist didn't wait for Kuroki Hitomi to finish and interrupted directly.

"Sorry, maybe you saw it wrong. You'd better check the list of extras. Maybe your name is there."

Although he said he was sorry, it didn't feel like an apology at all.

"This is impossible, I clearly..."

"Sorry, I'm only responsible for makeup. It's useless for you to tell me this."

The makeup artist interrupted Kuroki Hitomi again.

His tone was already a bit impatient.

Kuroki Hitomi swallowed what she wanted to say, silently packed her things, then got up and left, heading towards the dressing area where the extras were.

Before she walked a few steps, she faintly heard some undisguised comments.

"what happened?"

"I guess the role was cast. I heard that the makeup artist and..."

"Really, she seemed to have been an actress in Takarazuka before."

"So what about Takarazuka, no one in the entertainment industry cares about him, it's better to find a rich man to marry."

Hearing these words, Kuroki Hitomi couldn't help but look back.

Then she discovered that the makeup artist who drove her away was warmly greeting a young girl to sit where she was just now.

Turning around, Kuroki Hitomi found the venue manager and inquired about today's performance list.

I watched it several times in a row.

As expected, her name was not on the cast list.

Her name is not even on the cast list.

In this situation, all she could do was to leave.

Don't tell me that she has no evidence to prove that someone else replaced her job opportunity.

Even if there was evidence, she wouldn't be able to go to the show team to make a theory.

Because this is neon, TBS TV station will 100% favor its own people.

If the story spreads, she will be the only one who suffers.

Just when Kuroki Hitomi, who thought she was unlucky, was about to leave.

Suddenly a voice sounded from behind.

"Is it Miss Kuroki Hitomi?"

Following the voice, Kuroki Hitomi turned around and found that the speaker was not someone else, but Miji Iijima whom he saw just now.

At this moment, the supervisor of the program is standing next to the other party.

Kuroki Hitomi nodded, "Iijima-san, it's me."

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Mijima Iijima did not forget to say to the program director next to him, "I'm very sorry. I'm going to have a few words with my friends, so I won't bother Director Tanabe to send me off."

"It's okay, President Iijima, I'll take my leave now."

After Supervisor Tanabe finished speaking, he glanced at Kuroki Hitomi curiously, and then left.

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi, the last time we met was more than two years ago, right? Time flies so fast."

Mitsuo Iijima still has a good impression of Hanyu Hideki's ex-girlfriend.

Mijima Iijima said and looked around, "Is Miss Hitomi Kuroki here to participate in the shooting?"

"Yes."

"Is Miss Kuroki Hitomi not in Takarazuka?" Mijima Iijima asked curiously.

Mijima Iijima didn't know about Hitomi Kuroki's withdrawal from the group.

After all, the Takarazuka Opera Company is headquartered in Kansai and is outside the entertainment industry.

She is busy with work and is not a fan of Takarazuka Opera, so it is normal for her not to know.

Hitomi Kuroki answered truthfully, "I left in September and am now developing in Tokyo."

"So that's the case, then I won't affect Miss Kuroki Hitomi's work."

Mijima Iijima said, and asked his assistant to hand a personal business card to Hitomi Kuroki.

"This is my contact information. If Miss Kuroki Hitomi needs any help, you can contact me."

Seeing Hitomi Kuroki accept the business card, Mijima Iijima said goodbye and left the studio.

Get in the car.

Mijima Iijima felt that he should tell Hanyu Hideki about his encounter with Kuroki Hitomi today.

After all, she has already seen that Hitomi Kuroki's development in Tokyo does not seem to be going well.

But soon she remembered that she really didn't know much about Kuroki Hitomi's current situation, and she wanted to report to Hanyu Hideki, but she couldn't say anything.

He quickly told the co-pilot's assistant, "Go to the program team just now and check Kuroki Hitomi's information."

……

Inside the studio.

After Kuroki Hitomi said goodbye to Iijima Sanchi, she put away the business card with mixed feelings.

Then walked outside the studio.

But at this moment, the clerk who had just helped her check the list came after her.

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi, please don't leave!"

"Do you have any orders?" Kuromu Tong asked.

The venue manager said with an apologetic look, "I'm very sorry. Due to the mistake of the staff who arranged the performance list, I forgot to inform you that the roles in today's performance have changed."

"Change?" Kuroki Hitomi was a little strange.

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi, just come with me and you'll find out."

Hitomi Kuroki, who was full of doubts, was led by the field staff through the public dressing room, and finally entered the independent dressing room where the main characters put on their makeup.

Then, under the arrangement of the housekeeper, she sat next to Noriko Watanabe, who had just come with Mijima Iijima.

Although Noriko Watanabe doesn't know Hitomi Kuroki, she feels that Hitomi Kuroki is older than herself.

Just say hello politely.

"Hello, senior, I am Noriko Watanabe from Yunshang Entertainment. This is our first meeting. Please take care of me."

Kuroki Hitomi, who was completely confused about the situation, quickly responded, "Hello, I'm Kuroki Hitomi, please take care of me."

However, Kuroki Hitomi's doubts did not last long.

Soon, the field supervisor appeared in the dressing room.

And handed a two-page script to Kuroki Hitomi.

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi, the character you play will appear in the second act. Please get familiar with it as soon as possible."

"I will get familiar with it as soon as possible." Kuromu Tong responded instinctively.

Then she casually glanced at the script and discovered that it was a role with much more scenes than the role she was replaced.

When Supervisor Tanabe heard this, he tried his best to show a kind smile.

"Miss Kuroki Hitomi is Takarazuka's chief servant and a friend of President Iijima. She will definitely have no problem dealing with such a small role."

As soon as Supervisor Tanabe said this, all of Kuroki Hitomi's doubts disappeared.

It turned out to be a sudden change.

Is it just because of what Mijima Iijima said about her being a friend?

……

Return to neon Hideki Hanyu.

After resting for a night at a house in Shirokanedai District on the 29th.

Went to Elf Entertainment the next day.

Then on the top floor, I met Eri Kitahara who had returned from an inspection trip to Southeast Asia.

"I thought Hanyu-san went directly back to Sendai to celebrate the New Year."

Eri Kitahara, who was talking to Satoru Iwata, was a little surprised to see Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu replied, "Yunshang Entertainment has some work to deal with and I won't be going home this year."

Kitahara Eri said, "Hanyu-san should have come back early. You didn't attend the year-end meeting or the year-end party."

"It's the same thing every year. It doesn't matter if I'm here or not. And if I don't participate, at least everyone won't have any pressure."

"How can there be pressure? It's too late for everyone to thank Hanyu-san."

Kitahara Eri said, handing a document to Hanyu Hideki.

Hideki Hanyu took it and opened it and found that it was the minutes of the year-end meeting and the year-end report of Elf Entertainment.

From lines of text and data.

It is enough to see that this year is a bumper year for Elf Entertainment.

Two years after the Pokeball 2 handheld console was launched, global sales have successfully exceeded 1000 and 5000 million units.The total sales of cartridges on the handheld platform, including third-party games, exceeded [-] million worldwide.

As for the PS console, after the sales rebound of Neon Christmas, the total global sales exceeded 500 million units.

In addition, sales of electronic pets, arcade machines, and peripheral derivatives are included.

Even though Elf Entertainment is building buildings, investing in factories, investing heavily in research and development, and losing money to promote EGP arcade machines.

The final net profit successfully exceeded US$[-] million.

More profits mean more bonuses for all employees of Elf Entertainment.

Management at the level of Eri Kitahara, Satoru Iwata, Tetsuya Aragaki, and Michael Katz, head of America headquarters.

The bonuses obtained after calculation according to regulations are basically calculated in hundreds of millions.

Of course, the unit is yen.

All it takes is Hideki Hanyu's signature, and the money will be released one after another after the New Year and before filing taxes.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange for everyone to be unhappy.

However, after seeing this profit figure, Hanyu Hideki was somewhat calm.

In his previous life, he had seen reports on Nintendo.

After Nintendo dominated the world game market with FC, its full-year net profit in 1986 alone exceeded US$[-] million.

Today's Genie Entertainment has far more products than Nintendo.

The foundation is stronger than what Nintendo laid.

If the PS console can gain advantages in Neon and Asia.

Next year's profits will definitely far exceed those of Nintendo in another time and space.

So for Hideki Hanyu, a profit of $[-] million is just the beginning.

He put down the document, took out his seal, stamped it, and then signed his name.

This is considered to be an agreement with this bonus distribution plan.

Putting away the seal, Hanyu Hideki joked, "Fortunately Elf Entertainment is not a listed company, otherwise Forbes would have helped me increase my worth."

Kitahara Eri nodded, "Now it seems that the net worth of US$[-] million is indeed low."

However, although there are so many profits, Hanyu Hideki cannot use them all.

After all, funds will still need to be reserved for the development of Elf Entertainment next year.

"I didn't attend the meeting. Please tell me what your plans are for next year. I won't go through the meeting minutes. By the way, we can discuss it with each other."

Hideki Hanyu said.

"Iwata-san, let's talk first." Kitahara Eri made a gesture of invitation.

"Okay, let me tell you." Iwata said, opening his notebook.

"The first is electronic pets. We plan to announce the new generation of electronic pets at America's E3 exhibition."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "There are still three months at most. Can the research and development progress keep up?"

"Based on the current progress, there shouldn't be any problems."

After answering, Satoru Iwata continued, "In terms of consoles, in addition to continuing to develop technical reserves for next-generation consoles, we plan to upgrade some hardware of PS consoles and launch upgraded models in the second half of the year."

"Is there something wrong with the PS console?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

"No, it's just that after I looked at the parameters of the Nitor0130 chip provided by Elf Vision to Sega and Nintendo, I found that the picture processing effect is much better than before. We can definitely upgrade in this regard."

When Hideki Hanyu heard this, he touched his nose with an unnatural expression.

An independent company can provide its competitors with products that perform better than its own.

It's a little embarrassing.

Ignoring the boss' uneasy expression, Iwata continued.

"As for handheld consoles, because of Sharp's breakthrough in screen technology, we plan to launch derivative models for Pokeball 2."

"What derivative model?" Hanyu Hideki immediately became interested.

“Based on Sharp’s screen technology, two models are mainly considered.

The first is still the current four-color grayscale monochrome screen, but Sharp has solved the green screen problem and is more energy-saving. When using the backlight, the battery life can be maintained at more than ten hours. "

As soon as Satoru Iwata said this, Hideki Hanyu nodded with satisfaction.

First of all, it is an improvement to solve the miserable green screen that has been criticized by players.

As for the backlight, this is also a point that players complain about more.

There is certainly nothing wrong with Elf Entertainment removing the backlight in order to increase battery life.

But there are also many players who use handheld consoles in places where AC power supply systems can be used.

Or there are some rich players who don’t care about battery consumption at all.

In this case, the existence of backlight can undoubtedly improve the player's gaming experience.

After all, a monochrome screen without backlight has too high requirements for the lighting environment.

It has not been launched before, entirely due to screen technology limitations.

Now that the screen technology has been solved, derivative models can be launched to meet the needs of these players.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu asked, "Is there another derivative model?"

"There is also a color screen version." Iwata replied.

Although he had already guessed this possibility, Hanyu Hideki was still pleasantly surprised when Satoru Iwata said it.

Is the era of color handheld consoles coming?

"This is Sharp's latest technology. A single scan line can display a single color plate of up to 16 colors at the same time. After color plate conversion, it can display more than 16 colors..."

Iwata gave a lot of technical descriptions.

After hearing the end, Hideki Hanyu asked directly, "Has the technology been verified on a real machine?"

Iwata said, "It has been verified and many problems have arisen, some of which are serious."

"What's the problem?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

He thought to himself that it was still impossible to play a color handheld game too soon.

Iwata said, "Although it is in color, the color effect is not outstanding enough."

Hideki Hanyu said nonchalantly, "Don't expect great picture effects with 16 colors. Just be satisfied with color."

Iwata said, "There is also power consumption. With this color screen, when the battery compartment is expanded to six cells, the maximum battery life can only reach three hours."

"Uh..., this battery life is indeed a bit short."

When Hideki Hanyu heard this battery life, he immediately lost most of his interest.

"In addition to battery life, after replacing the screen and accessories, the production cost will increase greatly. The price of this handheld console in America will be at least US$350."

As soon as Satoru Iwata said this, Hideki Hanyu said with emotion, "The battery life is short and the price has tripled. This is not a mature product."

It is estimated that except for some enthusiasts who are not short of money, ordinary consumers will definitely not have any interest.

Satoru Iwata explained, “In our positioning, color models are only launched as special commemorative editions and are supplied in small quantities.”

"Colored models are a bit out of date for this era. Iwata-san's positioning is right. Those who think that players will buy the best technology, they will definitely be severely educated by the market."

Hanyu Hideki said with approval.

In another time and space, there are competing products that challenge Nintendo’s GB handheld market position.

Starting with Atari's Bobcat handheld console.

To Sega's Nomad handheld console.

In ten years, as many as twelve handheld consoles have been launched.

Which one is not technologically superior to the GB handheld console.

But which one wasn't beaten by a GB handheld player who held his head down?

Excellent screen effects and powerful gaming performance are nothing compared to simplicity, convenience, economy and durability.

Of course, there's a more important element than console performance.

That's the "game".

No matter how good a handheld console is, it must ultimately focus on games.

If there are no games that are enough to impress players, it will be useless no matter how good the machine is.

Just like in another time and space, Bandai teamed up with Gunpei Yokoi, who left Nintendo, to develop the Wonder Swan handheld console.

This handheld machine has a delicate color screen, a lightweight design of only 110 grams, and a terrifying 30 hours of playtime on one AA battery.

There are also dial-up Internet access, wireless connections and other functions.

It can be said that it beats Nintendo's upgraded GBC color handheld console in all aspects.

After this handheld console was launched, it received support from many third-party game developers who had long suffered from Nintendo.

Even Square Enix even released the remake of "Final Fantasy" on the Wonder Swan handheld console.

The Wonder Swan handheld console ultimately lived up to expectations, selling 140 million units within three months of its launch.

A slap in the face to Nintendo.

Facing the ever-increasing pressure of Wonder Swan handheld machine.

What did Nintendo do?

Not to mention the conspiracy theories surrounding Gunpei Yokoi’s death.

Nintendo didn't make any changes to the handheld console, it just released a game.

"Pokémon Gold/Silver"!
Relying on this masterpiece that ultimately sold more than 300 million copies.

Nintendo overwhelmingly defeated the Wonder Swan handheld's hard-won advantage.

While helping itself to overcome difficulties, it continued to consolidate its dominance.

Such is the impact of a super game.

In today's time and space, the real strength of Elf Entertainment is its terrifying game library.

After the launch of Neon, the PS console continued to erode the market share of FC consoles, forcing Nintendo's stock price to fall continuously.

By what.

It's so awesome to be able to play seven games in one go.

Take out any one of them and it will be the trump card of other game companies.

Elf Entertainment has launched seven models at the same time.

It would be damned if Nintendo's FC console could hold up.

Next, Iwata and Hideki Hanyu discussed other work arrangements for the coming year.

For example, game development arrangements, EGP arcade market layout, division and sales channel construction in other markets, etc.

When it comes to the construction of sales channels, Hanyu Hideki places special emphasis on it.

"Even if we make less profit, we must continue to improve the construction of sales channels, especially in Europe, and do not be stingy with funds."

The gaming industry in the 80s can only be said to be the beginning of a golden age.
In the 90s, with the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Bear, the bipolar pattern collapsed and the Cold War ended.

At that time, peace and development became the themes of the new era.

Economic globalization, cultural diversity, significant improvements in living standards and purchasing power have greatly stimulated people's entertainment spirit and consumption enthusiasm.

In another time and space, Sony's PS1 console sold hundreds of millions of units. It was created in this era.

Except for the historical background.

Sony has been working in the field of electronic products for decades and helped them establish perfect distribution channels, which also contributed to the huge sales of the PS1 console.

If Elf Entertainment wants to reap the dividends of the times, it must have complete sales channels.

Even if it can't reach the level of Sony, at least it can't be controlled by others.

Elf Entertainment is not a public company.

So there is no need to be responsible for the interests of the board of directors.

Hanyu Hideki gave the order, no matter how much money was spent on building sales channels, no one could stop it.

Elf Entertainment has many electronic products, which are enough to support the operation of the channel.

After Iwata finished speaking, Kitahara Eri talked about the work she was responsible for.

Such as what I gained from this trip to South Asia.

As well as the surrounding operations of Yunshang Culture’s many copyrights.

Yunshang Culture, which has always attached great importance to cultural creation and derivatives operations, has revenue in this area that even exceeds gaming revenue.

This is why Kitahara Eri needs to be responsible for this part of the work alone.

Compared with video games, which have obvious cycles, the management of cultural copyrights and derivatives is undoubtedly more cumbersome and complicated.

And in the later stages, this part of the income will account for an increasing proportion.

It is impossible to place management responsibility on one person.

In another time and space, Nintendo also managed the two parts separately.

Now the person mainly responsible for this part of management is actually Yunshang Culture.

The next step is to separate it out for sure.

But that will only happen after Satoru Iwata officially takes over as president.

After talking about the surrounding operations.

Kitahara Eri said another important thing, which is the listing of Game Base Publishing House.

During the bubble period, everyone was cutting leeks, and there was no reason why Hideki Hanyu couldn’t.

Moreover, the internal subscription of stocks before the listing of "Game Base" is also a kind of feedback for employees.

Eri Kitahara is naturally very interested in things that can make money.

Therefore, after she returned to Neon, she immediately contacted professional institutions and began preparations for the listing.

Unlike Aiyi International, the operating time of Game Base Publishing House fully meets the second board listing requirements, so there is no need for any backdoor listing.

According to Kitahara Eri's plan, if the preparations go well, there will be no problem in going public next year.

……

The first day back to Neon is also the New Year’s Eve day.

Hideki Hanyu was at Elf Entertainment, chatting about work with Eri Kitahara and Satoru Iwata for a long time.

He is not going home this year, and neither are these two.

Fortunately for Kitahara Eri, her family came to Tokyo from Shizuoka to celebrate the New Year with her.

Satoru Iwata will be on duty at the club throughout the entire process.

After all, the PS console has just been launched, and the new year is a period of explosive sales. He definitely can't leave.

But before bidding farewell to the two of them, Hanyu Hideki gave instructions to Kitahara Eri and Iwata Satoru.

"Everyone has worked hard for a year. After the New Year, we can arrange for everyone to take turns to take vacations and rest. Just decide how to implement it."

Hanyu Hideki did not forget to emphasize, "Neon will not consider the local area and directly arrange to go on vacation overseas."

joke!This is the bubble era.

Arranging employees to travel in Neon's homeland, Elf Entertainment cannot afford to lose that person.

"Whether you want to go to Hawaii to enjoy the sunshine or go skiing in Europe, you can make your own arrangements as to how to bring your family. Just let me know when you have the plans."

After making so much money, you can't just deduct it from Soso.

The most important thing is that allowing employees to bring their families can help them gain face at home, thereby increasing their sense of belonging to the club.

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he planned to say goodbye and leave.

Kitahara Eri quickly asked, "Will Hanyu-san come with us?"

"I don't have to." Hanyu Hideki waved his hand and refused.

When it comes to travelling, of course the more comfortable you are, the better.

He never liked joining in the fun.

After leaving Elf Entertainment, Hideki Hanyu found a restaurant for lunch, and then went to Yunshang Entertainment.

Compared with Elf Entertainment, which only leaves a small number of people on duty, most of the employees have gone home for the holidays.

Yunshang Entertainment, which is in the entertainment industry, becomes busier as the New Year approaches.

Especially some of the most popular artists on Yunshang Arts.

In the past few days, almost all my food and accommodation have been in the car.

People who were going to attend the Record Awards and the Red and White Song Festival today were busy from morning until early morning.

This year also has the largest number of people participating in the Red and White Song Concert at Yunshang Entertainment.

Enki Girl, Akina Nakamori, Son of the Sun, F4, Yuki Saito.

Five groups, a total of twelve people.

The popularity of Yunshang Arts ranks first in the entire neon arts world.

Before Hanyu Hideki arrived at Yunshang Entertainment, he had already expected that it would be very busy.

When he arrived, he found that almost half of the people in the building were missing.

After reaching the top floor, he found that Asako Hirohashi was not in the office yet.

When I went downstairs to take a look, the heads of several sub-clubs were not there either.

It wasn't until I came to Yunshang Music that I finally "caught" Katsuhito Matsushita.

Hanyu Hideki immediately asked, "Have you met Asako-san?"

"I heard that Yunshang Satellite TV is going to conduct a trial broadcast in the evening. President Guangqiao must have gone to Satellite TV."

"What about the others?" Hanyu Hideki asked again.

"Some people have been transferred to Yunshang Satellite TV to help, and some have gone to the Budokan to prepare for tomorrow's online live broadcast concert. I am also going to the Budokan. Director Ito and Iijima-san have already gone there first."

After listening to Matsushita Katsuhito's explanation, Hanyu Hideki thought for a while and said.

"That's good. I'll go to the martial arts gym with you first."

Of course he knew that the online concert would be held at the Budokan.

But I didn’t expect to start preparations so early.

Half an hour later, Hanyu Hideki's car arrived at the Budokan.

As soon as he and Katsuhito Matsushita walked in, they saw a figure singing on the stage that was still being set up.

You don't even need to look at the person, you can tell it's Seiko Matsuda just by listening to the singing.

Hideki Hanyu remembered that Sayaka Kanda, the daughter of Seiko Matsuda who committed suicide, was born in early October [-].

Calculating the time, the other party should have been pregnant for a month at this time.

But looking at the other party's singing state, you can't tell at all.

With such a dedicated attitude, it is no wonder that all the Showa idols in later generations have cooled down, but the other party can still continue to be active.

Walking to the side of the stage, Hanyu Hideki had just said hello to Shinsuke Ito, who was serving as the concert manager and was directing the scene decoration.

It just so happened that Seiko Matsuda's rehearsal concert was over.

After stepping down, Seiko Matsuda took the initiative to come over and say hello after discovering Hideki Hanyu.

"President Hanyu, long time no see." Seiko Matsuda smiled sweetly.

"Thank you Shengzi-san for accepting the invitation from Yunshang Satellite TV."

Hideki Hanyu treated Matsuda Seiko very well.

No matter what others think of this Showa female star.

But in this time and space.

Starting from the chance encounter in Shogakukan, to the advertising cooperation with Yunying Pictures, and the success of the movie "Heavenly Kiss".

Hideki Hanyu and Seiko Matsuda have a very good relationship, both privately and officially.

He even found time to attend Matsuda Seiko's wedding this year.

It was just because of a report by Forbes magazine.

And the relationship to prepare for the autograph session.

He just showed up, left the gift and left.

"President Hanyu and I have known each other for such a long time. It is rare that you need my help, so of course I will come."

Matsuda Seiko said in a rather sincere tone.

"Then the concert tomorrow will be very hard for Shengzi-san."

"It's a small matter, Mr. Hanyu, you're welcome."

After chatting with Seiko Matsuda for a few words, he ordered the staff to send him away.

Immediately afterwards, Hanyu Hideki saw a familiar figure standing on the stage and was ready to rehearse and sing.

It was Akina Nakamori.

After Nakamori Akina saw him, she waved to him happily.

Hanyu Hideki also waved his hand and waited for the other party's rehearsal to end.

At this moment, Miji Iijima walked out from the side of the stage and stood next to Hanyu Hideki.

He whispered to Hideki Hanyu.

"Mr. Hanyu, yesterday on TBS TV station, I saw..."

　Thanks for the reward of slow travel book sea
　　
　
(End of this chapter)