Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 384 money can not be spent in vain

April [-].

Wednesday.

It has been two days since Yunshang Pictures announced the lineup budget of "Working Girl".

In Hollywood, after the relevant news was briefly reported, it has gradually faded away in the media.

However, due to the delay in news from Neon, many media are still discussing it.

No, it's just afternoon.

It's time for Neon to go to work in the morning.

In Hibiscus Garden, Hanyu Hideki received a call from Hirohashi Asako.

On the phone, Asako Hirohashi told Hanyu Hideki about some reports from Neon Media about Yunshang Pictures.

We also talked about the current situation of cloud entertainment
Hideki Hanyu asked what he was most concerned about, "Regarding the listing of Crescent Cinemas, how is the progress of Naito Securities?"

Hirohashi Asako said, "According to Naito Securities' progress report, if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June."

"Very good. If Crescent Cinema goes public, there will be a lot we can do."

Hideki Hanyu said meaningfully.

During the bubble period, he had a listed company involving real estate in his hands. If he was willing to play a little crazier, he could really blow the bubble to the sky.

such a pity……

America is subject to antitrust restrictions.

Otherwise, he plans to let Crescent Cinemas directly come to America to expand.

After all, Emperor Entertainment began to develop crazily in the late 80s, and it was able to counterattack all the way and become the first of the four major theater chains in America.

Crescent Cinema Line has used the Neon Stock Market to let go of its cash-burning situation. In three or four years, it will definitely be able to build a theater chain that ranks among the top in North America through acquisitions.

But America can't do it, but that doesn't mean it can't be done in other places.

With the help of Crescent Cinema, Cloud Entertainment already has a mature distribution channel in Neon.

After acquiring the Asian cinema chain in Hong Kong, we can basically control the entire Asian film distribution market, except for the inaccessible mainland.

In today's era, the world's film distribution channels, excluding Asia, are only major markets in Europe and the United States.

If we can rely on Crescent Cinema to get through Europe.

The newly born Yunshang Pictures obviously does not even have North American distribution channels, but it has overseas distribution channels that are comparable to the eight major Hollywood film companies.

Even in Neon, the second largest film market in the world.

From theaters to video tapes, to music soundtracks, to the derivatives market.

Yunshang Pictures has more mature channels than the eight major Hollywood film companies.

"Yes, but if you want to hear the good news after the listing, you have to wait patiently for a while." Asako Hirohashi agreed.

Hideki Hanyu smiled and said, "Then there's no good news worth mentioning recently?"

"Of course there is. Sakai Noriko, who debuted before, is developing quite well. The dream adventure you created topped the public trust list four weeks after its release. Unfortunately, it only stayed for a week before being kicked off by the Kitten Club."

"In this way, the situation in the Kitty Club seems to be better."

Hanyu Hideki thought to himself that this year is the best year for the Kitty Club.

In the entire neon entertainment circle, it can be said that if God blocks God, he will kill God; if Buddha blocks Buddha, he will kill Buddha! '.

"Kitten Club can no longer be described as good. Last week, the single from their fourth unit shot to the top of the Oricon Chart. Not to mention the newcomer Noriko Sakai, even Seiko Matsuda, who released a new album, can't compete with it.

Fortunately, I asked our people to avoid it as much as possible in advance, otherwise even my own people would be unlucky.

Even cloud satellite TV relies on the derivative programs of Kitty Club, and its paying users are about to exceed 50. "

Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but sigh after hearing what Hirohashi Asako said.

"It's really scary. This kind of explosion without foundation always feels a bit superficial."

Hirohashi Asako said, "I also feel this way, but we can't suppress it forcefully. Anyway, Yunying Pictures has submitted two movies and a TV series starring members of the Kitten Club, and I have agreed."

Hanyu Hideki said with a smile, "The people in the film planning department have a very keen sense of smell."

The planning department of Yunying Animation obviously planned to take advantage of the Kitty Club's peak popularity to monetize their popularity.

In Hanyu Hideki's opinion, the chance of success is still very high.

Movies with these little girls as the protagonists cannot escape the category of youth campus genre.

In recent years, due to the relationship between Yuanqi Girls, Yunying Animation has a lot of experience in this area, and it is enough to shoot according to the template.

This is when Asako Hirohashi spoke again.

"Speaking of cloud-based animation, their recent performance is quite good."

Hanyu Hideki was curious, "Tell me about it."

"In terms of movies, the movie 'Cat Story' that Hanyu-san recommended to the distribution department last year had a box office of 17 billion yen in its first week of release."

"It's so high, does it break our highest release record?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

After Koizumi Kyoko won the distribution rights of "The Story of the Cat", Hanyu Hideki had no doubt that this movie would create a high box office.

After all, this movie in the previous life was a movie that left a mark in the history of neon movies, with a box office of tens of billions of yen.

It was because of this movie that the movie "Hachi" came into existence.

Unexpectedly, Asako Hirohashi said, "In terms of live-action movies, it is No. 21, but it is not the highest-grossing among the movies we released. The highest-grossing one is the theatrical version of Saint Seiya Part [-], with [-] billion yen in the first week."

"Uh……"

Hideki Hanyu almost forgot that in the neon movie market, when it comes to live-action movies and animated theatrical versions, he will always be his younger brother.

For the first theatrical version of Saint Seiya, he remembered that the total box office was not an exaggeration, but he did not expect it to be so terrifying in the first week.

It can only be said that after he advanced the comics, the changes brought about were too great.

"By the way, this movie won the distribution rights because of Koizumi Kyoko. Give her more bonuses when you celebrate."

Kyoko Koizumi, as the voice actor of "The Story of the Cat", will definitely be one of the invitees if Cloud Cinema Animation celebrates the movie.

Asako Hirohashi said with some embarrassment, "The bonuses of the main creative staff will be made public, which is a kind of attraction to the outside world. It is difficult to give too much difference in this aspect."

However, Hirohashi Asako didn't want to refuse. She changed her tone and said, "But we can prepare the money and give it to her personally when Hanyu-san comes back."

Hirohashi Asako said and smiled thoughtfully.

After all, how could she not know the relationship between Hanyu Hideki and Koizumi Kyoko?

That uncle, Ikuo Sufang, had given her vaccinations and told Hideki Hanyu not to abduct the burning cash cow.

Recently, it was time for Kyoko Koizumi to renew her contract.

I heard that I also want to imitate Akina Nakamori and set up my own firm.

This made her uncle feel relieved.

The other party is worried that Kyoko Koizumi will be abducted.

The establishment of an office affiliated with the Combustion Department is, on the contrary, a way of deepening ties with the Combustion Department.

"Okay, that's all." Hanyu Hideki said.

Hirohashi Asako continued.

"In addition to movies, the second season of Boys Over Flowers was released on Fuji Channel and broke Fuji Channel's ratings record. Yuki Saito's role in the second season increased, and his popularity has finally improved compared to before. The recent movies are also supporting it. Tailor-made series and movies.”

"The entertainment industry is booming." Hideki Hanyu lamented.

His cloud system has been laying the foundation for so long, and it is finally starting to take advantage of the economic bubble.

"After Boys Over Flowers, 'Falling Rabbit' adapted from Hanyu-san's original work will also be launched on Neon TV. With the influence of Hanyu-san's original work, I believe that the ratings of this TV series will not be bad."

Hirohashi Asako revealed another key TV series project of Cloud Screen Animation.

"I hope so."

Hideki Hanyu understands that once "Falling Rabbit" is successful, the benefits it will bring to Cloud Cinema Animation will definitely go beyond the TV series itself.

It can also help Yunying Pictures launch a series of children's-themed TV series and movies.

You are welcome to say.

With this theme alone, Cloud Video will be able to sustain its popularity for at least five years.

This is just like after the success of "Cat Story", Cloud Cinema Animation will definitely take the opportunity to launch a series of pet movies.

The familiar movie "Hachi", which is a must-see for time travellers, will definitely not be missed by Cloud Movies.

After all, this movie not only did well at the Neon box office.

The Hollywood remake also grossed US$5000 million at the global box office.

What are the follow-ups: "I Want to Meet Marilyn", "Cat Rental"...

These pet movies can also be enjoyed by cloud entertainment for a long time.

Moreover, in terms of movies, Yunxing Pictures also stars Akina Nakamori, and "Sparrow Transforms into a Phoenix 2", which is also a key work, has not been released yet.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki felt that it was time to let Yunshang Entertainment create it deliberately.

"Good movies, watch them on the cloud", or, "Watch the movies on the cloud, they must be high-quality".

Regardless of whether it is true or not, shouting the slogan a thousand times will definitely influence the movie fans’ viewing choices.

After Hideki Hanyu discussed these thoughts with Asako Hirohashi.

He was immediately praised by Asako Hirohashi.

According to Hirohashi Asako, Hanyu Hideki has an endless stream of ideas and creativity in his mind.

It always brings surprises to her.

And help Yunshang Entertainment move in the right direction.

With Yunshang Entertainment now on such a scale, the efforts of a few friends are certainly important.

But Hideki Hanyu has always controlled the development of this general direction, which is actually the most critical factor.

After accepting Hirohashi Asako's compliment without humility, Hanyu Hideki ended their overseas phone call.

The Filipino maid, Deng Na, informed him that it was time to have dinner.

My sister-in-law is also urging me.

Hanyu Hideki was about to go to the restaurant when the phone rang again.

When I picked up the call, it was a call from Fred.

"Boss, I have just chosen a good office location in Century City. Would you like to come and have a look tomorrow? There are some work matters that I need to meet with you to discuss in detail."

Hideki Hanyu thought that he had no other plans for tomorrow, so he agreed, "Okay, wait for me on Sunset Boulevard tomorrow."

hang up the phone.

Hanyu Hideki sat at the dining table, and Liu Xiaoli asked with concern, "You have been on the phone for so long, are you busy at work?"

"Fortunately, I paid attention to the business at Neon, but Fred has something to do with me tomorrow, and I may need to go out."

Hanyu Hideki said to Tianxian’s mother.

The sister-in-law next to her heard that Hanyu Hideki was going out, and her eyes immediately became curious, "Where is my brother-in-law going tomorrow?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw her cousin acting like this, she knew what her cousin was planning and asked with a smile, "What? Do you want to go with me?"

Zhou Wenqiong immediately asked, "Is it okay?"

Liu Xiaoli replied, "Of course, you are not my nanny. Besides, I still have Dr. Deng Na and Linda at home, so I will be fine."

Zhou Wenqiong, who was suffocating in the Hibiscus Garden, immediately looked at Hanyu Hideki and said, "Brother-in-law, can you take me with you?"

Hideki Hanyu said nonchalantly, "I'm going to work. If you're not bored, just follow me."

"Brother-in-law, you are so kind!"

Zhou Wenqiong immediately cheered.

Seeing this, Hideki Hanyu and Liu Xiaoli looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
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The night passed quickly.

In the morning, Hanyu Hideki took Zhou Wenqiong into the Rolls-Royce "Silver Dawn" and headed to Sunset Boulevard.

When arriving outside the store where Hillman Films was originally located.

Hideki Hanyu discovered that the Hillman Pictures logo originally hanging outside had been replaced by "Abovecloud Pictures".

It also comes with a logo, which is similar to the one painted on Yunying, a white cloud shaped like a feather.

However, compared with the LOGO of Neon Cloud Entertainment, it looks more realistic.

The logo looks simple.

Fred probably knew that this place would be abandoned soon, so he didn't bother.

Hanyu Hideki did not enter the company, but called Fred.

Soon, Fred got into Hanyu Hideki's car with his briefcase.

I saw Hanyu Hideki taking Zhou Wenqiong.

Fred was not surprised, after all, he had already met Zhou Wenqiong when he went to Hibiscus Garden before.

Hideki Hanyu also asked Fred to arrange a role for Zhou Wenqiong in the play.

If Zhou Wenqiong is allowed to play a major role, Fred will definitely give some advice.

But Hideki Hanyu said that just an insignificant background role would be fine, so Fred would naturally have no objections.

After Fred got in the car, he first told the driver where he wanted to go.

Then he chatted about work with Hanyu Hideki.

"Boss, you asked me to pay attention to independent films that need investment. I already have several projects here."

Hanyu Hideki was a little surprised, "So fast?"

In 1986, the Sundance Film Festival was held only twice.

Hollywood's independent films are not as big as those of later generations.

"After the news about Working Girl was reported, we became somewhat famous in the independent film circle, so we didn't even need to actively look for it. Someone came to try our luck with the project. In the past few days, I have seen at least a dozen projects."

Fred said, taking out two documents from his briefcase and handing them to Hanyu Hideki.

"This is a project that I feel will not lose money after I selected it. Boss, you can take a look."

Hideki Hanyu took the document and looked through it briefly.

There is information about the investor, the project plan, the required amount, the script outline, and investment opinions.

These are obviously summarized by Fred.

At the end are the original materials for attracting investors.

Very unprofessional film shooting plan and film script.

Two scripts, one in the thriller genre and one in the romance genre.They are all names Hanyu Hideki has never heard of.

The former requires $15 in filming funds.

The latter is slightly more, at $25.

A typical low-budget independent film.

Hanyu Hideki didn't even read the script carefully, but looked at Fred's opinion.

To put it simply, there is no chance of entering theaters. There is still a possibility of making a profit by releasing video tapes.

"Now that you've seen it, just vote. Remember to arrange for our producer."

Hanyu Hideki casually returned the document.

He asked Fred to look for investment in independent films. From the moment the idea came up, he was not trying to make a big deal out of small-budget independent films.

In the 80s, Hollywood was still an era of eight major studios.

Even United Artists and MGM Pictures are doing well.

Just pick up a small-budget independent film and have it gross over [-] million in North America.

I'm afraid I'm not dreaming!

Hanyu Hideki used the memory of later generations to operate it himself.

The possibilities are certainly much higher.

But let's take a look at the whole process.

First save up a script that is likely to sell well, and then spend money and energy on it from shooting to post-production, from publicity to marketing, and work hard for a year and a half.

How much does a movie make after all costs are removed?
2000, 3000 million, or 5000 million?
Even if you can make [-] million.

Such a long time to waste.

What does it mean to Hideki Hanyu now?
Not as much as he made from selling elf cards for a month.

Hideki Hanyu came to Hollywood to work as a front man for Yunshang Entertainment.

It paves the way for future strategic plans.

He is already a Neon Media boss, a super rich man, and one of the channels that major Hollywood studios rely on.

He is not a miserable male protagonist who inherited a film company that was about to go bankrupt after traveling through time. He was left penniless and could only start from low to high and make movies one by one cautiously to develop the company.

As long as Yunshang Pictures can develop according to plan, it doesn't matter even if it loses money in the early stage.

Is he afraid of losing money?

As a giant, you cannot be afraid of losing money for the sake of strategic victory.

So he can't just look at the immediate gains and losses.

Not for hundreds of thousands or millions of petty profits.

You don’t have to make money every time you invest.

And abandon strategic planning.

What's more, he has the ability to predict the future.

Many projects that seem to be losing money are actually difficult to lose money in the end.

And the investment is not as much as the amount of pocket money he gives women in independent films.

For Hideki Hanyu, it is just a way to buy horse bones for thousands of dollars to increase the reputation of Yunshang Pictures.

Whether you can make money or not is not important at all.

Hideki Hanyu didn’t want to be too high-profile before Sony came to Hollywood.

But it cannot completely lose its sense of existence.

Today's independent films are advertised as avant-garde films and art films.

What he talks about is culture, and what he talks about is personality.

It is undoubtedly one of the best choices for gaining reputation and status.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Fred, "If you see an artistic movie, don't care too much about profit, you can still invest."

"Ok, I see."

Fred remembered that the boss was an internationally renowned artist.

As an artist, it is normal for the boss to spend a small amount of money to fund "artistic films".

Putting away the documents, Fred talked about another thing.

"Twentieth Century Fox contacted us about two things."

"Let's talk about it." Hanyu Hideki became interested.

"The first thing is that [-]th Century Fox wants to take over the distribution rights to Working Girl."

Fred scratched his head in confusion as he said this.

"And the distribution conditions they offered are very good. They are not as good as the way big studios treat new players in Hollywood. I wonder if they are setting a trap for us."

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he vaguely guessed something.

Or Murdoch is doing it for the sake of cooperation between his companies and News Corporation.

Or the other party hasn't given up on cloud satellite TV yet.

Hideki Hanyu feels that the latter is more likely.

Although the two of them did not reach an agreement last time in Hawaii.

But this is normal.

There are successes in business discussions, but there are also failures.
It is impossible to turn against each other before a cooperation is reached, and become hostile to each other until death, and then one has to kill the other.

If that were the case, their business would not be able to develop to the extent it is now.

For example, in the current neon music industry, Sony Music and Cloud Music are the biggest competitors.

Competition is competition.

Hideki Hanyu's companies will continue to cooperate with Sony even if they should.

Not to mention that Elf Entertainment and Sony have cooperated so much on products.

Even Cloud Entertainment still has a lot of cooperation projects with Sony.

There is no strength to eat the opponent in one go.

You must learn to put away your temper.

Hanyu Hideki, who roughly guessed the reason, was not as worried as Fred.

"If you think the conditions are right, you can negotiate for the distribution rights. Don't worry, [-]th Century Fox will not be stupid enough to set a trap for Yunshang Pictures."

This is not because Hanyu Hideki is blindly confident.

Although Yunshang Pictures is a new player in Hollywood.

But that doesn't mean it doesn't have influence in Hollywood.

Hollywood movies are screened at Crescent Cinema all year round.

Several game platforms of Genie Entertainment are also profit channels for Hollywood studios.

This world is three-dimensional and complex.

If you break it apart and crush it, you can make some connections.

However, Hideki Hanyu did not forget to emphasize, "We will not discuss overseas distribution rights for the time being."

"Why?" Fred asked curiously.

After all, if the North American distribution rights and the overseas distribution rights are negotiated together, we will definitely be able to get better conditions.

"Fred, don't forget who the parent company of Yunshang Pictures is. We have complete distribution channels in Asia. Maybe by the time Working Girl is released, the film distribution channels in Europe and other regions will be further improved."

Hideki Hanyu's tone was normal.

But to Fred's ears, it was like thunder.

What is the most powerful thing about Hollywood's top film company, apart from its right to speak in the MPAA.

It is the distribution channel in major film markets around the world.

Its parent company is a media giant that controls theater chains in Asia.

If it is true that Hanyu Hideki can master Europe and other regions...

No, just mastering the European region is enough.

That will make it second only to the top film companies.

After all, compared with overseas distribution channels, it is not difficult to establish America's local distribution channels.

As long as you are willing to spend money, whether it is self-construction or acquisition, it is not a problem.

Thinking that he might be in charge of a film company in Hollywood in the future, second only to several major giants, Fred's breathing became a little rapid.

I couldn't help but ask, "Really?"

"Haha... you'll find out later." Hanyu Hideki said.

Although he can't remember the specific time of the America stock market crash next year.

But he knew that because of the stock market crash, financial markets around the world were affected.

Europe is also miserable.

By then, Crescent Cinema will not lack opportunities to enter.

Taking advantage of the stock market crash to expand film distribution channels is only an insignificant part of his overall plan.

Thinking of Givenchy, which is about to be acquired by AI International.

Next year in Europe, there will be a bigger game waiting for Hideki Hanyu to play.

However, it is too early to say this now.

At this time, Fred, who quickly calmed himself down, continued, "Twentieth Century Fox also informed me of another matter, regarding the copyright of the original novel that you asked me to inquire about, boss."

Hideki Hanyu asked, "How did they reply?"

Fred looked even more confused than before.

“It stands to reason that major Hollywood studios would generally not easily acquire the copyrights of works, but [-]th Century Fox did agree this time.

But the problem is that they agreed on the surface, but they offered a very insincere price of US$700 million. "

Fred wondered.

Hanyu Hideki knew it very well.

As he had thought before, Murdoch was not going to give up and didn't want to get into too much trouble with him, so he simply offered a high price.

This is to persuade him to retreat.

But he also hoped that if he agreed, [-]th Century Fox would not lose money.

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "They want me to quit in spite of difficulties."

"Looking at the price, it should be like this." Fred nodded.

"Haha, but I don't know what difficulties are. For 700 million US dollars, I immediately arranged for someone to go to [-]th Century Fox to sign a contract."

Hanyu Hideki immediately agreed.

It was a long night and many dreams, so he immediately asked Fred to arrange for someone to sign the contract.

The original novel of the action series of movies with a total box office of 11 billion US dollars has been obtained.

Come to think of it, even Murdoch will feel distressed for a while when he thinks about it in the future.

"Are you going now?"

Fred was not surprised that Hanyu Hideki was rich and willful.

It's Hollywood after all.

Actors, directors, specific positions have default price rules.

But there are always no rules about the right to adapt original works.

Especially if several companies compete for it, there is basically no upper limit on the price.

Even paying directly is considered light, and sometimes it involves a large proportion of the box office share.

For example, the famous 007 series.

Some of the copyrights are held by Ian Fleming's foundation in the UK.

Of course, paying $700 million for Rodrigo Thorpe's "Nothing But the World" must be a sky-high premium.

But when it comes to his wealthy boss, it's nothing.

He just felt there was no need to be in such a hurry.

After all, only they would agree to a price of US$700 million.

Give it to others and no one wants it.

Hideki Hanyu said, "Buy it earlier and prepare it earlier. Besides, we can't spend the 700 million US dollars in vain. This news must be hyped up for me."

In his previous life, Murdoch offered Bruce Willis a salary of US$500 million in "Die Hard", which was trumpeted by [-]th Century Fox as a film promotion.

He spent 700 million US dollars to buy the original novel, which can naturally be used as a promotional tool.

Fred's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

This gimmick is a great way to promote the movie!

Thinking about it this way, US$700 million is well spent.

　Brothers, the protagonist is growing up, and everyone’s consciousness must keep up.

　　For the protagonist, what matters now is the victory of the strategic plan that takes several years, or even more than ten years.

　　For the sake of long-term goals, what about losing money in the short term?

　　Hundreds of thousands, millions, what do they mean to the protagonist?

　　This book has over 200 million words, and the protagonist has reached his current status.

　　I really can’t understand why there are brothers who want the rights to adapt the original novel for millions.

　　To put it bluntly, the protagonist would earn more than this amount just by going back to sleep.

　　Be more atmospheric!

　　The stingy Glazer family can support Ten Hag buying a waste like Anthony for [-] million, so what if the protagonist does some unprofitable business?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)