Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 378 The fear of being dominated by card drawing
“Yesterday, the International Federation of Children’s Books, headquartered in Switzerland, announced the winners of the 1986 International Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustrators.

In the biennial competition, the Writers Award was ultimately won by 65-year-old Australian writer Patricia Wrightson, who represents...

The Illustrator Award was also won by Robert Impan, a 50-year-old writer from Australia...

The neon young writer Hideki Hanyu, who has been attracting much attention before and was nominated for the Illustration Award for the third time, failed again this time.

But considering his age, I believe..."

Snapped--

Hideki Hanyu flicked the newspaper.

believe?Believe me!
I looked at the name of the newspaper, "Los Angeles Times."

Isn’t it more than just neon media that’s fun to watch him run around with?

Are even America's media starting to have fun with him?

It seems that as long as you don't win the prize, you will be pulled out of the Andersen Award every time.

Fortunately, it wasn't the first time and he was more or less used to it.

But it's a coincidence.

He first met an Australian girl,
Then Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch set his sights on his cloud-based satellite TV.

Another rescued Naomi Watts from Australia.

As a result, the International Hans Christian Andersen Award has now been lost to an Australian writer.

Ok……

Recently, I have really become connected with Kangaroo Country.

Thinking about the highest-selling game there in history is the "Pokémon" series.

After the third generation of electronic pets is launched, the "explosion rate" of high-end cards in Australian card packs will be lowered.

The people of Kangaroo Country must feel the "goodwill" from him.

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki was unmoved, Kitahara Eri curiously asked, "Why didn't Hanyu-san react?"

"It's not the first time. How can I react?"

As he said this, he put away the newspaper and stopped thinking about it.

Then he asked a few people, "How are you preparing for the third generation of electronic pets?"

At the previous Tokyo Electronics Entertainment Exhibition, the flagship product of Elf Entertainment was not actually an upgraded version of the Pokeball handheld console, but an arcade machine equipped with a second-generation light gun.

It was only because of the sudden attack by Bandai and Nintendo that they increased the importance of the Pokeball handheld upgrade.

At the upcoming E3 exhibition, Elf Entertainment’s flagship product will be the third-generation electronic pet.

Of course, PS consoles, Pokeball handheld upgrades, new games, and arcade platforms will also be introduced.

It’s just that the main recommendation is the third generation of electronic pets.

After all, the second generation of electronic pets was successful in America, and Elf Entertainment is ready to continue the tradition.

The most important thing is that although the third-generation electronic pet Hideki Hanyu gave some "reliable" opinions.

But he basically paid no attention to the research and development from beginning to end.

The hardware was jointly developed by the headquarters and America, and the software was completed by a team led by Satoshi Tajiri.

Hideki Hanyu didn’t even participate in the test.

It can be said that this is the first hardware product that he has not participated in since the birth of Elf Entertainment.

Anyway, in the field of electronic pets, Elf Entertainment is the dominant player, and its share is even greater than that of the handheld market.

Hideki Hanyu just wants to use his advantages to develop the team's independence.

He is not afraid of making mistakes, he is just afraid that these people will not be able to walk away from him.

Michael Katz, who was next to him, heard what he said and replied, "Tajiri Satoshi is leading people to debug the trial model in the background. You will know when you go and take a look."

"Has the trial machine been shipped? Then I'd like to go take a look."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he walked towards the backstage.

Several others followed.

Entering the backstage, Hanyu Hideki saw several staff members who were adjusting the test machines, as well as Satoshi Tajiri, who was directing next to them.

After everyone noticed Hanyu Hideki coming in, they all said hello quickly.

Hanyu Hideki said hello and asked Tajiri Tomo straight to the point, "Has the debugging been completed?"

"There is no problem with normal use." Tajiri Satoshi replied.

Hideki Hanyu ordered, "Then demonstrate it to me first."

"Yes."

Tajiri Satoshi said and picked up the latest electronic pet.

Judging from the appearance, it is still the classic red and white elf ball style in the game.

However, in terms of size, it is much larger than the second generation.

The most important thing is that the second-generation electronic pet Pokémon ball is just a hemisphere, and the flat side is where the screen and buttons are.

The third-generation electronic pet is a complete sphere.

After Tajiri Satoshi pressed the sign in front of Hanyu Hideki, the upper part of the Poké Ball bounced away.

Then a monochrome LCD screen was revealed, with a familiar three-button layout below.

Press the power button, and as the Elf Entertainment startup LOGO flashes, a prompt to insert the card appears on the screen.

At this time, Tajiri Satoshi picked up a rather small card from the table with a blue background and the image of a mosquito tadpole elf and pet data printed on it.

Tajiri Satoshi did not operate immediately, but first introduced this card to Hanyu Hideki.

"Chairman Hanyu, the official name of this card is the Spirit Card. We purchased the Identification Card card technology registered by Arimura Kunitaka in 1970 and further developed it. It is produced using our own patented technology. It is actually a piece of Plastic card with integrated circuit chip..."

When introducing Hideki Hanyu, Satoshi Tajiri pointed to the underside of the card with his finger, and you could see several pieces of exposed metal at that location.

Hanyu Hideki thought that this should be developed based on future IC card technology.

Today, this technology, except for France, which is promoting its practical use, has not received much attention around the world.

After finishing speaking, Tajiri Satoshi inserted the card vertically into the third-generation electronic pet body.

The location is a little above the screen.

Although the entire elf card cannot be inserted, once the card is inserted, it does not affect the closing of the upper cover.

Tajiri Satoshi opened and closed the top cover several times to demonstrate.

Then he grabbed the body and shook it in various ways, indicating that after the card was inserted, it would not fall out at all as long as he did not take the initiative to pull it out.

After signaling the end, Satoshi Tajiri showed the screen to Hideki Hanyu. At this time, a series of prompts appeared on it.

[Brave Pokémon trainer, congratulations on catching a mosquito tadpole. Do you want to start raising it? 】

After Tajiri Satoshi chose to confirm the raising, the screen entered the electronic pet main interface.

The main interface looks more exquisite than the second generation and has more functions, but the general framework has not changed.

Tajiri Satoshi introduced in due course.

“This generation of electronic pets cannot play games without inserting the elf card, but the main data is still stored in the body.

This prevents the original save from being unusable once the elf card is damaged or lost. In that case, consumers only need to take the machine or the bad card to the after-sales office to repair or make a new elf card. "

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu asked, "Has the service life of the elf card been tested?"

Tajiri Satoshi replied, "It has been tested and has been used more than [-] times."

Then Tajiri Satoshi demonstrated and introduced the functions, "New electronic pets have been added..."

At the end, he called a subordinate, who also held an electronic pet with the elf card inserted.

"Of course, the most important thing about the new generation of electronic pets is the combat system."

While he was talking, he had already used a data cable to connect the electronic pet in his hand to the electronic pet of his subordinates.

The screen immediately prompted, [Warning!A strange Pokémon trainer challenges you! 】

The immersion is immediately full.

After the battle begins, the new generation of electronic pets can already choose their own skills.

However, the battle was not over when the screen showed that Tajiri Satoshi's mosquito tadpole was defeated.

Tajiri Tomo pulled out Tadpole's elf card and inserted another yellow elf card with Charmander printed on it, and the battle continued.

"In a duel with this electronic pet, each person can use three elf cards."

At this point, Tajiri Satoshi did not continue to demonstrate the duel, but sighed.

“I have read Chairman Hanyu’s suggestions, and there are many functions that cannot be used due to limitations of hardware technology.

For example, you can switch pet team battles at any time instead of taking turns one by one.

Also, because multiple card slots cannot be implemented, many of the envisioned functions cannot be realized, and some special elf cards cannot be sold.

For example, if you insert the Evolution Gem Elf Card with the Pokemon Elf Card at the same time, you can achieve special evolution.

and also……"

Satoshi Tajiri said regretfully that there were many functions that could not be implemented due to hardware performance limitations.

After hearing this, Hideki Hanyu smiled and comforted, "Don't be sorry, Tajiri-san. I'm very satisfied that this electronic pet can achieve this level. These functions you mentioned can be implemented by a new generation of products."

Having said this, he told Tajiri Satoshi one more thing, "Cloud Animation has begun preparations for the first Pokémon theatrical version. I hope that after you finish working on America, you will serve as a production consultant for the theatrical version."

"Yes." Tajiri agreed.

Hideki Hanyu never forgot to emphasize, "Whether it is comics, games, TV animations, or theatrical animations, the story can be adapted according to the development, but they must be coordinated and linked with each other, and must not go in opposite directions, and must be maintained within a complete world view. "

"I understand." Tajiri Satoshi replied again.

Having said this, Hanyu Hideki picked up an unused electronic pet body on the table and asked, "What is the official name of this product?"

"Pokémon Fight." This time it was Michael Katz who answered Hideki Hanyu.

"Is it really a straightforward name?" Hanyu Hideki sighed, and then asked, "What's the selling price?"

"First of all, let's talk about elf cards. According to Mr. Hanyu's suggestion, except for events we hold, elf cards are sold in the form of card packs. There are seven cards in a card pack and the price is twenty dollars."

Michael Katz's answer falls.

Hideki Hanyu asked, "Is it a little expensive?"

The unit price is nearly three dollars, which is definitely not cheap in this day and age.

"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, due to the production process of Elf Cards, the production cost of each pack of cards alone is close to ten dollars.

However, consumers who purchase Pokémon Fight will receive a random three-card pack, which allows them to use it even if they no longer purchase the card pack. "

Hideki Hanyu looked at the elf cards of different colors on the table and continued to ask, "Do the colors of these elf cards represent their rarity?"

Michael Katz nodded, "Yes, there are six colors of elf cards, including the gray card with the largest number, the rare red, yellow, and blue cards, as well as the black special card with a similar probability, and the golden legendary card. Card."

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki felt the aura of profiteers coming to his face.

Inexplicably, I have the fear of playing card games in my previous life and being dominated by the operator.

Ordinary gray elf cards face up, which are directly classified as rare, special and legendary. There is really no chance for consumers to take advantage.

He knew without guessing that the random three-card pack given away would basically be spinning in the gray card pool.

Of course, high-end cards can definitely be obtained from the bonus card packs, but the red, yellow, and smurf cards may have a higher chance.

But if the black and gold elf cards can be drawn from the bonus card pack, they will definitely be super European emperors.

In this situation.

Friends are engaged in online battles, and everyone is using elf cards of various colors to summon powerful pet elf.

And it’s amazing that players who hold the basic card can resist spending money when they are beaten by their friends along the way and feel envious, jealous and hateful in their hearts.
And this kind of "play method" of drawing cards for krypton gold was once invented by Elf Entertainment.

It is not difficult to imagine what kind of "evil" it will cause.

In the future, players will discuss the evil krypton gold elf card mechanism. As the boss of Elf Entertainment, he might get all kinds of malicious nicknames.

And those guys who do envelope metaphysics, when drawing cards, will most likely have to put out his photo to pay homage.

Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

Fortunately, he was not involved in the third generation of electronic pets from beginning to end.

He must be taken out of this matter.

Ok……

I then asked the publicity staff to print Tajiri Satoshi's name in a larger size and add a photo to show that this guy is the design director of the third generation of electronic pets.

The blame belongs to none other than Satoshi Tajiri.

And at this E3 conference, he originally wanted to steal the show.

But now, Hanyu Hideki looked at Tajiri Satoshi, and then at Satoru Iwata, who looked "ignorant" next to him.

Since Michael Katz doesn't like being in the booth.

Then it's up to you two.

Thinking about how to arrange the scapegoat, Hanyu Hideki remembered that there was one more thing he hadn't asked.

“Have you determined the retail price of your electronic pet?”

Michael Katz continued to answer, "Without participating in the promotion, the bare phone plus a three-card pack is $39."

Compared with the second-generation electronic pet, this is not only not cheaper, but also increases the price by ten dollars.

Michael Katz duly explains.

"The main reason is that the increase in functions has led to an increase in hardware costs. This is already the lowest price we have pressed. Considering that there will be various activities during the sale, the retail price will actually be a little lower."

Michael Katz naturally understands that with the advent of elf cards, the main profit source of the third generation of electronic pets has changed from electronic pet machines to elf cards.

To a certain extent, it can also be regarded as a mini host platform.

Naturally, the higher the sales of the machine, the better the sales of the elf cards in the end.

But the problem is that the new generation of electronic pets has added too many functions, causing hardware costs to skyrocket.

US$39 is already the limit of what Elf Entertainment can do.

Of course, at this price, Elf Entertainment is still profitable.

The main reason is still in the electronic pet market. Although Elf Entertainment does not have a complete monopoly, it can be said to be the dominant one.

In the absence of competitors, there is no need to deliberately pursue low-price advantages.

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki had almost finished all the questions he wanted to ask.

He picked up an elf card.

The design of the card is very exquisite, feels very good, and is made of high quality.

The exposed metal chip is even more technological in this era.

No need to guess, once the third generation of electronic pets becomes a success.

An unprecedented secondary market for elf cards will be formed around the world.

Maybe there will be various professional scammers and card holders.

Various metaphysical card openings will become more popular than ever.

Thinking of this, he felt that it was completely possible to link up with the Elf Amusement Park, which had no clue about his horoscope.

For example, if you concoct a few rumors that it is easier to get rare cards at the Elf Amusement Park, you might be able to attract many non-Chiefs to buy tickets and try their luck in the park.

It's a pity that he hasn't thought about the cooperation plan with Seibu Group yet.

For the time being, this idea can only stay in my mind.

However, after the emergence of the secondary market, a problem will also arise, that is, pirated cards.

This kind of elf card developed based on IC card technology is not difficult to crack when it cannot be authenticated via the Internet.

So he immediately asked, "How do you plan to prevent counterfeit cards?"

As a result, Michael Katz's answer surprised Hanyu Hideki.

"We fully allow pirated cards to run on third-generation Tamagotchi."

But Michael Katz immediately explained without waiting for Hanyu Hideki to question.

"After discussing with the people at the Elf R&D Center, I realized that it is impossible to stop piracy by relying solely on the electronic pet body, so we changed our approach to prevent piracy?"

"What idea?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

"That is, when online, an authentication chip will be jointly activated..."

Michael Katz explains everything.

Hideki Hanyu suddenly realized, "In other words, you can play pirated Pokémon cards by yourself, but you can't play online."

"Yes, and just to implement this function, we have increased the hardware cost by at least three dollars per machine." Michael Katz emphasized.

“Three dollars, it’s really a bargain.”

Hanyu Hideki looked at the cards in his hand and felt that the person who came up with this idea was really a talent.

Consumers who are not wealthy can buy pirated cards. They can own any rare elf cards and use them as traditional electronic pets without any problem.

But that's all.

You must know that starting from the second generation of electronic pets, the biggest selling point is the social attribute.

You work hard to cultivate a pirated card, but then you can only watch it by yourself and cannot communicate and compete with your friends.

So what’s the point of working hard to keep pets?

You might even be laughed at by your friends.

Completely giving up on preventing counterfeit cards locally and focusing only on banning connections will make it easier to detect genuine and fake elf cards, and the secondary market will also benefit from this.

In this case, it seems that the use of pirated elf cards is allowed, but in fact, from another perspective, the pirated cards are limited to an affordable range.

To achieve all this for only three dollars is a steal.

"Very good, don't forget to reward this R&D team." Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not ignore this kind of thing." Michael Katz said.

After understanding the situation of Pokémon Fight.

Hideki Hanyu continued to communicate with several people, mainly about things that Elf Entertainment should pay attention to at the E3 exhibition two days later.

Letting Tajiri Satoshi and Iwata take the blame is just a trivial matter.

The main thing is to pay attention to the situation of competitors.

Bandai and Nintendo's WS handheld consoles, although Neon was temporarily held down.

But in America, you still have to be careful.

Continue to implement the price war strategy and always ensure that the Pokeball handheld console is cheaper than the WS handheld console to maintain market share to the greatest extent.

After nearly three years of market cultivation, Elf Entertainment has successfully activated the American electronic game market.

Starting early this year.

Whether it is a PS console or a Pokeball handheld console, or game cartridges on both platforms, America's sales have experienced explosive growth year-on-year.

The harvest season has arrived.

They worked so hard to create all this, not just to make wedding clothes for others.

Moreover, it is no secret that Sega and Nintendo are developing [-]-bit consoles.

No one would believe that those two companies spent money on developing new consoles just to show off their power in the existing market.

Besides, although the WS handheld console collaborated by Nintendo and Bandai is held down.

However, Nintendo's disk drive still succeeded in causing quite a stir in the market with a series of gimmicks.

In this case, Elf Entertainment must not take it lightly.

In this way, Hanyu Hideki and others chatted for a long time in the background.

Even lunch is settled by eating fast food.

When they finished the day's discussions and Hanyu Hideki left the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

By the time he took the helicopter back to Hibiscus Garden, the sun was already setting and would fall under the Pacific Ocean at any time.

"I am back."

Hanyu Hideki handed the clothes in his hand to the Filipino maid Deng Na and said hello to Liu Xiaoli.

"If it's too late next time, just rest over there." Liu Xiaoli said as she pulled Hanyu Hideki to sit at the dining table, "Hurry up and eat, some of the dishes are your favorites."

"That's not okay. I promised to stay with you all the time. How could I make a mistake?"

Hanyu Hideki said as he sat down and looked at the dinner on the table. They were indeed his favorite dishes.

Liu Xiaoli said softly, "The main reason is that you fly here and there, so I will be worried."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be fine."

After Hanyu Hideki finished expressing his condolences, he asked casually, "How was your chat with the real estate agent today?"

Liu Xiaoli replied, "It went very smoothly, but if you want to sign the contract, you have to meet the original owner."

"Harrison Ford?" Hanyu Hideki remembered who the owner of that house was.

"Yes." Liu Xiaoli said.

"When are we meeting?"

"The real estate agent said that the other party is filming a movie elsewhere and it will take at least a week before he comes back."

"Then wait until he comes back."

It just so happened that Hideki Hanyu wanted to invite him to star in a movie.

You can test your tone at that time.

An actor of Harrison Ford's level is already qualified to choose scripts and partners.

Whether the other party can be invited to the new movie is still unknown.

However, in order to have a smooth first step in Hollywood, he doesn't mind using his "money power".

After all, as the old saying goes, going from 0 to 1 is often more difficult than going from 1 to 10.

If you can't take the first step, how can you start with subsequent plans?

After dinner, Hanyu Hideki accompanied Tianxian's mother for a walk in the yard and chatted for a while before going back to the room to rest.

After Liu Xiaoli goes to sleep.

Hideki Hanyu went to the study alone.

Taking advantage of the silence of the night and his clear thinking, he began to create a new picture book.

As time went by, his original idea of ​​publishing a dozen picture books a year became a lie.

It's not that there are no usable works in his memory.

As he continued to create more deeply, he unintentionally formed his own style of work.

Nowadays, many times, those works in memory can no longer be used directly.

Not just picture books, but also magical snack shops.

In many cases, he just learned from it.

Most of the content needs to be original by him.

Under such circumstances, it is understandable that production has plummeted.

Ok……

That's it.

It definitely has nothing to do with his getting richer and becoming more and more pessimistic.

As for why he suddenly felt creative again today.

It has nothing to do with running for the Andersen Award.

He doesn't care about illustration awards or anything like that...

Well...he still cares a little bit.

The judges of the International Federation of Children's Books hope that he will give way to the elderly because of his youth.

The more this happens, the more he wants to run with him.

He was able to suppress him two or three times. He didn't believe that he could still suppress him after running with him five, six, seven or eight times.

Huh?
By the way, will Li Zi have the same mentality in the future...

at this time.

Suddenly, there were footsteps at the door.

In the quiet night, the sound seemed particularly clear.

Hideki Hanyu followed the footsteps and saw his sister-in-law wearing a white gauze skirt.

"Why aren't Xiaoqiong asleep yet?"

"Brother-in-law, didn't you sleep too?"

"Your sister is resting, and I just have some inspiration."

While talking, Zhou Wenqiong had already come to Hanyu Hideki, leaned in front of the easel and looked at the work he had just started to create, and curiously asked, "What is my brother-in-law working on?"

"The story of a new picture book about a little girl and a colorful dress..."

Hideki Hanyu briefly talked about the outline of his new picture book.

It is still a heartwarming and childlike story that revolves around family love.

But this story is obviously not to Zhou Wenqiong's liking.

"I still like your previous love letter very much. Do you think I'm superficial?"

Zhou Wenqiong asked tentatively, looking at Hideki Hanyu carefully.

Hideki Hanyu showed a gentle smile, "It's normal for adults to like novels. After all, the audience for picture books is still more inclined to children."

In the room at night, the soft light overhead shone on Hanyu Hideki's handsome face.

Coupled with that spring-like smile, my sister-in-law's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

She hurriedly walked aside, suppressing the throbbing in her heart, "Brother-in-law, please continue working, I won't disturb you anymore."

"If nothing happens, you can go to bed early." Hanyu Hideki casually advised.

"I don't want to sleep yet, let's read a book first."

After Zhou Wenqiong finished speaking, she took out a book from the nearby bookshelf, sat not far away and pretended to read it.

But as Hideki Hanyu continued to concentrate on his creation, he stopped talking.

Zhou Wenqiong unconsciously began to secretly look at her brother-in-law.

At first, I just poked my head out from behind the book from time to time and looked at it secretly.

But when she discovered that Hideki Hanyu was concentrating on his creation and didn't care about her at all, she gradually became bolder and stared at Hideki Hanyu non-stop.

His eyes gradually became obsessed.

I don't know how long it took.

Hanyu Hideki, who was a little tired, stood up and stretched.

When he turned around, he found his sister-in-law staring at him in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the other party, "Xiao Qiong, what are you thinking about?"

"what!"

Zhou Wenqiong was startled, and her little hands shook in panic, "Nothing, nothing."

"I'm going to bed. You should go and rest quickly." Hanyu Hideki said while sorting out the drawings.

But right after him, he heard his sister-in-law say, "Brother-in-law, would you like to chat with me?"

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki put the drawing away and replied, "Of course."

Then he sat down again and looked at his sister-in-law, "Tell me, is there anything you need me to clarify?"

"My cousin's due date is only 20 days away. After I stay with her here, I will definitely go back to China. I just... just..."

Zhou Wenqiong said it to the end, but she didn't know what to say.

Hanyu Hideki thought that the other party wanted to remind him not to forget what he had promised, so he answered with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. My people are still cooperating with the main station. It will be no problem to help you arrange a job when the time comes."

But when Zhou Wenqiong heard this, she denied it, "That's not what I meant, that... didn't you promise me to play a role in the new movie before?"

"That's just a small supporting role. In today's Hollywood, it is difficult for Asian faces to have a chance. You might as well go back to China to develop."

"But... okay..." Zhou Wenqiong's head drooped, and she really didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki could guess some of the other party's thoughts.

If I remember correctly, in another time and space, the other party claimed to be the Twelve Golden Hairpins of a certain film studio.

It was developing pretty well in the late 80s.

However, in just a few years, after his career was just on the right track, he quit the entertainment industry around 1990 and immigrated to America.

In this day and age, this is not unusual at all.

People in the domestic entertainment industry, thanks to the convenience of the industry, are among the first to see the outside world.

The prosperity of the outside world.

Compare the hard work situation at home.

In addition, they are in a flashy industry, making it difficult for most people to resist the attraction of the "beautiful world" and try their best to "join" it.

During this period, too many performance groups went abroad to perform and then disappeared en masse.

It is normal for the other party to choose to immigrate.

In this current time and space, Hanyu Hideki brought the other party out in advance.

It’s more than just seeing the “beautiful world”.

Instead, let the other party live directly in Beverly Hills, which is considered the most prosperous in America.

Enjoying the most extreme luxury life in capitalist society.

In this case, let the other party return to the country.

Just imagine the sense of gap in life.

Hanyu Hideki himself couldn't bear it, let alone Zhou Wenqiong who would have chosen to "escape" in the first place.

But even if he guessed it, Hanyu Hideki didn't say much.

After all, he couldn't make the decision for the other party in such a major life matter.

What's more, the other party also has parents and relatives, so it's not his turn to intervene.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Zhou Wenqiong, "Don't think too much, go to bed early, I'm going to rest too."

After saying goodbye to his sister-in-law, Hideki Hanyu returned to the bedroom.

Who would have thought that as soon as he lay down, the voice of the fairy mother came from beside him, "Why are you just going to bed now? It's not good to stay up late."

“I had some inspiration in my head, so I drew it.”

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he asked with concern, "Why are you awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"It's not because your little princess made trouble."

"Let me listen." Hanyu Hideki stretched his head over, intending to listen.

Unexpectedly, she was blocked by the fairy mother, "We've just finished making trouble, don't wake her up again by provoking her."

"Ok."

Seeing that Tianxian's mother couldn't sleep, Hanyu Hideki simply told what happened just now.

"Xiaoqiong just went to chat with me."

"What are you talking about?" Liu Xiaoli's tone suddenly became concerned.

Hanyu Hideki was a little strange, but still replied, "I said a lot of nonsense, but I can see that she probably doesn't want to return to the country."

"That's what happened."

Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, as if she already knew something.

"It seems you know what she is thinking."

Hideki Hanyu thought Liu Xiaoli had known Zhou Wenqiong’s thoughts for a long time
"She is six years younger than me. I have watched her grow up since she was a child. I can't tell what her intentions are..."

When Liu Xiaoli said this, her eyes glanced at the outline of Hanyu Hideki in the darkness, which meant something incomprehensible.

In the dark, Hideki Hanyu didn't notice anything and just answered to himself.

"It's easy for me to help her stay..."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Xiaoli, "You'd better not get involved in this matter. Let her and her family decide."

"Ok."
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The next day.

Before Tianxian Mama got up, Hanyu Hideki left again.

But instead of going to San Francisco, I went to "Ball Flower" to learn about the progress in Hollywood.

For screenwriter Kevin Wade, Fred's talks about the script of "Working Girl" went very smoothly.

According to the standard contract of the Screenwriters Guild, a preliminary agreement was signed first.

The first fee of $[-] has been paid.

But this is just the beginning. According to the rules of the Screenwriters Guild, screenwriting fees will fluctuate based on the production cost of the film.

For a movie with a production cost of more than US$500 million, the minimum cost for an original script is more than US$[-].

Of course, this is the total cost.

No matter how many people collaborate on a script, it still costs so much money.

But then, as long as the producer needs the screenwriter to modify the script, he will have to pay additional fees.

However, some producers will directly buy out the script.

Other screenwriters will also be asked to take charge of revisions.

Therefore, these terms are conditions that screenwriters’ agents will try their best to help their employers.

This time, Kevin Wade's condition for selling the script was that subsequent script revisions could only be completed by him.

Of course, the producer has the final say on how to modify it and to what extent.

However, after the script was finalized, the next matter regarding the acquisition of Hillman Pictures was still at a stalemate.

It’s not that the boss of Hillman Pictures isn’t selling it.

But the price couldn't be negotiated, and the second generation founder who brought the company down asked for $300 million.

But according to Fred's estimation, this company is not even worth that much.

After all, I learned that the second generation founder of Hillman Pictures wanted to mortgage the company's poor film library and a bunch of shooting equipment to the bank.

As a result, the bank only provided a loan limit of US$20.

Of course, it is certain that mortgage banks will lower prices.

However, this is enough to judge that the real price of this company is not to mention US$300 million.

$50 is too much.

Although Hideki Hanyu was rich, he could not be taken advantage of by paying such a large premium, so he continued to let Fred talk.

No one in Hollywood would buy a company like that.

Only people like him from overseas are interested.

Besides, there are many targets. If the other party still doesn’t let go after the E3 exhibition, then it’s a big deal to find another company to acquire it.

After asking about Fred's progress, Hanyu Hideki assigned Monica Bellucci a new task, and then prepared to say goodbye and leave.

As a result, in the hotel room, "Qiuhua" grabbed him and refused to let go.

"BOSS, why are you leaving in such a hurry? I want to play a game."

Hideki Hanyu wanted to ask, do you want to play a serious game?
But in the end he didn't ask.

Instead, the answer was shown through actions.

I played with Monica Bellucci until noon.

Hideki Hanyu, who was very satisfied with the performance of "Ball Flower", asked him directly, "Is there anything you want recently?"

"I don't have what I want, but I have something I want to ask BOSS for help with. Can BOSS agree to my request?"

The "ball flower", only wrapped in a bath towel, pounced on Hanyu Hideki and started to use his charming and seductive tricks.

Hanyu Hideki shouted foul in his heart. While he was enjoying it physically and mentally, he still didn't let go.

"First tell me what help you want from me?"

He is not the kind of person who will agree to anything if a beautiful woman teases her.

"My father's transportation fleet developed very well in Umbria last year relying on orders from BOSS. He also wants to..."

Hideki Hanyu listened to Monica Bellucci talk a lot, but for a long time he didn't say anything serious.

He interrupted somewhat impatiently, "Just tell me what you want to do?"

"There is a freight company in the Lazio region that is being sold due to poor management. The company is headquartered in Rome, the capital, and has partial operating rights in the port of Civitavecchia. The transportation network can cover central and northwestern Italy..."

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he tasted it.

He lowered his head and asked Qiuhua, who was talking and trying to make a foul.

"So, you want to use my power to help your father acquire this freight company?"

"Yes... yes..." Qiuhua answered vaguely.

Hanyu Hideki did not express his opinion immediately.

Instead, he thought about it secretly.

I had just given instructions to Kitahara Eri to try to develop the Damu Logistics business.

As a result, it didn't take long before the opportunity came to my door.

As long as the price is right, it is not impossible to let Damu Logistics carry out the acquisition with a loan.

Thinking of this, he asked Monica Bellucci.

"How much is it?"

Considering that the euro has not yet been born and the currency used in Italy is still the lira, he did not forget to say, "Just tell me the dollar."

Monica Bellucci paused her movements, thought about the conversion for a moment, and then answered.

"My father said that about $500 million to $600 million would be enough."

Hanyu Hideki clicked his tongue, "It's really not cheap."

Although taking out the money is nothing to him.

But it doesn't mean that in this era, this money is not a huge amount of money.

Seeing Hideki Hanyu's reaction, Monica Bellucci was a little nervous, fearing that Hideki Hanyu would refuse.

After all, when she returned to Italy before, she made big lies in front of her father and family because of this incident.

If Hanyu Hideki doesn't agree, then her people will be in great disgrace.

Even the father will be embarrassed in the family.

But soon, Hanyu Hideki responded.

"I can promise this. I will immediately arrange for people to go to Italy to connect with your father, confirm the information, negotiate the acquisition, and form a new logistics company, but..."

After hearing Hideki Hanyu's promise, Monica Bellucci's face already showed joy.

But a but made her nervous again.

Hideki Hanyu stretched out his hand, put it on Kauka's chin, and lifted up that beautiful face.

"I can hand over the newly established logistics company to your family, but your family's shares in the new company must belong to you in name. Apart from you, I don't trust anyone else in your family."

When Monica Bellucci heard this, her nervous mood suddenly turned into a different kind of emotion.

Then the Italian players fouled harder.

　I’ve updated a lot today, but I can’t afford to add any more.

　　The Hans Christian Andersen Award is held every two years. The time has been changed since I wrote it, but it does not affect reading.

　　The anti-piracy function of electronic pets is purely fictitious. If there is any similarity, please do not blame the knowledgeable people.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)