Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 403 Trip to Seattle

Although Hanyu Hideki was thinking about finding an Australian girl.

But when he arrived in Malibu with several young, beautiful and well-figured beauties, he completely forgot about it.

After all, when a man is walking on the beach with his blond hair and beautiful dog wearing a bikini, it's really hard to think of other things.

July [-]nd.

in the afternoon.

After two days of experiencing the extravagant and debauched American capitalist life, Hanyu Hideki walked out of the bedroom covered with beautiful bodies in his nightgown.

After arriving at the restaurant, he warmed up some milk, ham and bread without knowing whether it was lunch or dinner.

Anyway, I have been so high all day and night these past few days that my biological clock is almost turned upside down, let alone eating.

After taking two bites, he heard a noise on the stairs.

Jenny Wright slowly walked down the stairs.

This woman was wearing nothing but a silk nightgown.

The most important thing is that the silk pajamas are not tied up, they are just open.

One step at a time, full of flexibility.

Hanyu Hideki glanced at it casually and continued to eat.

No matter how "good-looking" something is, if you see it too much, it won't be a big deal.

But he still asked, "Are you all awake?"

"No."

While Jenny Wright was speaking, she had already sat next to Hanyu Hideki.

The man's disinterested look in her eyes made Jenny Wright feel full of crisis.

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu told Jenny Wright, "When they wake up, help me send them away."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he took a black plastic bag from the table and placed it in front of Jenny Wright.

The reason why these women are willing to come with him is of course for career opportunities.

Hideki Hanyu doesn’t mind giving them small roles in the company’s independent films.

But apart from that, he is not a stingy person when it comes to money.

Seeing this, Jenny Wright did not touch the black plastic bag. Instead, she hugged Hanyu Hideki's hand and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Hideki Hanyu replied casually, "I have something to do and I'm going to Seattle."

"Can you tell me what it is?"

Jenny Wright put on the curious look of an ignorant girl.

She tried to make her expression cute and "stick" closer to Hideki Hanyu, trying to gain Hideki Hanyu's favor.

"Because customizing the aircraft requires discussion with people at Boeing."

It’s not a secret anyway, Hanyu Hideki answered directly.

As for women's little thoughts, he didn't reveal them.

However, he still gave a warning to the woman's small movements, "Don't move, I have to catch a plane next."

"yes……"

Jenny Wright took Hanyu Hideki's hand, dipped it in the sauce on the plate, and put it in her mouth.

Then the blonde beauty had a seductive voice, her eyes were seductive, and her expression was provocative.

But looking at all this, feeling the touch on my fingers.

Hanyu Hideki was unmoved and just looked at the woman calmly.

It looks like if you perform casually, if you move, I will lose.

With his cold look, the woman looked at a loss, and her expression gradually changed from charming to stiff.

Finally, he said with a trembling tone, "I just... just..."

The woman explained for a long time, and it took her a while to think of a reason.

"I just want to go to Seattle with you."

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu asked expressionlessly, "Don't you need to make a new movie?"

"I didn't have many roles in that movie. All filming ended in Inglewood the day before yesterday."

The blonde replied quickly.

The shooting speed of Hollywood's low-budget movies is no worse than those of Hong Kong's fast shooters.

Therefore, Hanyu Hideki did not suspect that the other party was lying.

Thinking of the other party's contribution to introducing the beauty and his performance in the past few days, he thought about it and said.

"Give you half an hour to send them all away."

Jenny Wright naturally knew what Hideki Hanyu meant. As long as he could get rid of all those women in half an hour, he could go to Seattle with Hideki Hanyu.

Thinking of this, she grabbed the black plastic bag on the table and strode towards the second floor.

As for Hanyu Hideki, after finishing his food in a few mouthfuls, he went to the cloakroom to change clothes.

Half an hour later, the Rolls-Royce departed from Malibu Beach and headed to Los Angeles International Airport.

In the carriage, the blonde beauty looked excited.

In order to get rid of those women as soon as possible, she didn't take any of the money in the bag, but gave it all away.

Hanyu Hideki saw all this.

I thought to myself that this woman is smart and knows how to choose.

But it is a pity that neither Bill Hart nor Fred Webber believed that the other party had the talent to become popular in Hollywood.

Although Hollywood is a place where opportunity outweighs talent.

But it doesn't mean that no talent is needed.

Talent here doesn't just refer to acting skills and looks.

There is also the mysterious and mysterious camera sense, the audience connection that no one can explain, and a little bit of style characteristics...

Jenny Wright is not bad looking.

However, the acting skills are mediocre, and the subsequent qualities are almost non-existent.

This led to the fact that she was obviously very beautiful, but in the camera she was featureless, not attractive enough, and lacked personal charm.

Even if he plays a major role, it is difficult to leave an impression on the audience.

This is what is said on the Internet in later generations, the type that cannot be popular even if it is praised.

Of course.

If resources are invested regardless of cost, there is no chance of success.

But no Hollywood studio would do that.

The same is true for Yunshang Pictures.

If the feedback on his improved "Blood Corpse Night" is good, Hanyu Hideki will not mind giving the other party some opportunities.

The premise is that the role does not affect the overall situation.

Whether the other party can seize the opportunity is not up to him.

After all, if it's an important project, even if he doesn't care about money, he still has to take into account the feelings of Fred and other subordinates.

Stop thinking about Jenny Wright.

Hideki Hanyu thought about his trip to Seattle.

Boeing's invitation is certainly genuine.

As for the 747 he newly ordered, as a mature model, formal assembly work has already begun.

However, some issues related to interior decoration and mechanical design required him to go to the site to confirm, so he was invited this time.

But besides Boeing, he actually has other goals.

He didn't just spend the past two days hanging out with women.

The two secretaries sent by Monica Bellucci have been sent to Seattle by him to start an on-the-spot investigation of a certain coffee shop in advance.

Although he doesn't like drinking coffee, he has no interest in running a coffee shop.

But since there is an investment opportunity, there is no reason why he should not do it.

It’s just a pure investment anyway.

It's just that he hasn't arrived in Seattle yet, and he hasn't seen the investigation information of his two subordinates. He doesn't have a clue yet on what to do next.

As I was thinking, the car had arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.

After boarding the 'Elf'.

The luxurious private jet made Jenny Wright very curious.

After all, in this day and age, luxury private jets are quite rare.

After all, the peak development of business jets actually came in the 90s, when the wealth of the rich expanded rapidly.

After all, one could become the richest man with just a few billion dollars in the 80s.

It took tens of billions in the 90s to become the richest man.

The expansion of wealth is almost visible to the naked eye.

Two and a half hours flight.

It was not enough to rest, so Hideki Hanyu was going to take a shower to wake up.

To prevent yourself from getting sleepy too early, adjust your chaotic schedule for the past two days.

But when he came out of the bathroom, he discovered that the blond stewardess who handed him the towel turned out to be Jenny Wright.

I saw Hanyu Hideki’s strange look in his eyes.

Jenny Wright opened her hands and twirled Hideki Hanyu, showing off her graceful figure after putting on the stewardess uniform.

Then he asked expectantly, "Does it look good?"

Hanyu Hideki replied calmly, "Not bad."

The blonde beauty said unconvinced, "Is it just not bad?"

"I have another way to make you look better."

"any solution."

"I'll tell you when you go to the bedroom."

……

In this way, Hanyu Hideki had to take another shower before getting off the plane.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Hideki Hanyu refused Boeing’s pick-up service.

Instead, he got into a car prepared by two secretaries who arrived in advance.

On the way to the reserved hotel, Dante Kane, the male assistant assigned by Hanyu Hideki to sit in the passenger seat of the car.

Starting to report to Hanyu Hideki, they initially learned about the situation in the past few days.

"BOSS, the coffee shop you asked us to investigate is called Starbucks..."

From the mouths of the two secretaries, Hanyu Hideki learned a lot of detailed information about 'Starbucks'.

Some of them he knew, such as the three founders of Starbucks, namely Gordon Bowker, Zeev Siegel, and Jerry Bode.

They named the coffee shop 'Starbucks', which was inspired by Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick", in which a whaling ship's first mate was named "Starbucks".

But what Hideki Hanyu didn't know was that one of the founders, Zev Siegel, had left Starbucks a few years ago and returned to continue being his history teacher.

And the current 'Starbucks' is completely different from the 'Starbucks' in his memory.

Today's 'Starbucks' has six stores in Seattle.

But in five of them, you can buy coffee beans, coffee machines, and even tea leaves and spices, but you can't buy finished coffee.

This is not so much a coffee shop as it is a coffee-related retail store.

Even if Starbucks expands its store size, it is not to sell coffee, but to develop a wholesale business and provide spices and specialty roasted coffee beans to some local restaurants and coffee shops in Seattle.

After hearing such an outrageous reference to 'Starbucks', Hideki Hanyu asked his male assistant Dante Kane directly, "What about the last store?"

“The last store actually sold coffee, but it had nothing to do with the two founders. It was promoted by a manager named Howard Schultz.

According to the information we know, this Howard Schultz was originally a salesperson in a retail store and joined Starbucks in 1983.

After that, he was arranged to go to Europe for study and inspection for a period of time. After returning, he suggested to Gordon Bowker and Jerry Bowder to renovate the sixth store, focusing on Italian espresso coffee. "

Dante Kane answered what he had inquired about.

"How profitable is the sixth store?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

Dante Kane replied, "We don't have specific data, but the passenger flow is pretty good, but..."

"But what?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

Dante Cain replied, "However, the founders of Starbucks, Gordon Bowker and Jerry Bould, have always been dissatisfied with the new store. Many old customers have seen it. The two founders have talked with each other in the new store more than once. Howard Schultz got into an argument that was witnessed by many coffee shop patrons.”

Hideki Hanyu asked, "Do you know why?"

“For this point, I personally asked some customers who frequent coffee shops.

Some people think that Howard Schultz has arranged too many stools in the coffee shop, which has caused many customers to sit down after ordering a cup of coffee, affecting the consumption of other people.

Some people say that the profit from selling coffee directly is not as fast as making money from retail and wholesale.

Some people also say that the two founders felt that Howard Schultz made the coffee shop look like an Italian cabaret bar and did not like this business style. "

After hearing what the male assistant said, Hideki Hanyu showed an approving look.

"You did a great job of collecting so much information in such a short period of time."

Being so praised by the BOSS, Dante Kane's eyes lit up with joy and he quickly talked about another thing he had heard about.

"Actually, I invited a coffee shop clerk in the coffee shop to drink after get off work yesterday, and I also learned another thing from the other person's mouth, that is, Howard Schultz was very dissatisfied with the restrictions imposed by the founder of Starbucks."

"It's normal to be dissatisfied."

Hanyu Hideki thought that he could already guess this kind of thing. Do he need to go out of his way to inquire about it?
"In addition to being dissatisfied, the clerk also revealed that Howard Schultz has recently been very close to several wealthy people who often come to the store."

Dante Kane said this and boldly guessed, "I suspect that Howard Schultz wants to open a store independently, but he doesn't have enough funds and is looking for sources of funds."

"Investment?" Hanyu Hideki whispered softly.

At this point in time, it is not the time for Howard Schultz to acquire Starbucks.

Then Howard Schulzra has only one purpose of investment, and that is to establish his coffee shop "Daily Coffee".

In 1987, after Howard Schultz acquired Starbucks, he merged the original two-tailed mermaid logo of Starbucks with the Daily Coffee logo, resulting in the green circle outside Starbucks in the future.

Because the logo of Daily Coffee is green.

While Hanyu Hideki was thinking, Dante Kane asked tentatively.

"BOSS, are you interested in investing in Howard Schultz?"

After all, in Dante Kane's view, it was absolutely impossible for his young billionaire boss to send the two of them all the way to Seattle to investigate information about a coffee shop just for fun.

In Dante Cain's view, the retail store model of 'Starbucks' is no different from other coffee bean retail stores.

What is really interesting is the sixth store of 'Starbucks'.

The sixth store was built by the manager Howard Schultz.

If BOSS originally wanted to invest in the sixth store model, it would be equivalent to investing in Howard Schultz himself.

Now Howard Schultz wants to start a business but lacks funds. This is the best opportunity for his boss to invest.

Hideki Hanyu did not answer directly.

Instead, he looked at Dante Kane with a smile.

He didn't expect that the male assistant randomly sent by this "ball flower" was quite smart.

"You are very smart." Hanyu Hideki said.

"Thank you BOSS for the compliment." Dante Kane thanked him.

Americans are like this. They are rarely as humble as traditional Asians.

If you are capable, you are eager to show it to your boss, and then get opportunities and success. This is what these people have in mind.

Hanyu Hideki looked at Dante Kane and said, "Since you have investigated so clearly, I will give you a task."

"Ask the boss for your instructions, and I promise to complete it." Dante Kane replied excitedly.

He understood that the mission Hanyu Hideki mentioned was his chance to succeed.

"Next, you contact Howard Schultz in the name of my investment company and win the investment for his new coffee shop."

Hanyu Hideki deliberately said in a nonchalant yet serious tone.

"Although this is only a small investment, I always hate failure, so don't let me down, you know?"

"BOSS, please don't worry, I will definitely not fail." Dante Kane replied.

"If you can do well this time, I will transfer you out of the secretary's office and give you a chance to display your talents, but you should understand the prerequisites."

When Hideki Hanyu finished speaking.

The car arrived just outside the door of the reserved hotel, and the hotel waiter came up and opened the door for Hanyu Hideki.

Hideki Hanyu got out of the car directly with Jenny Wright beside him, and walked towards the hotel without looking at Dante Kane who loudly assured him.

It’s not like Hideki Hanyu never thought of meeting Howard Schultz in person.

But after careful consideration, he felt that investing in an ordinary coffee shop would require him, a billionaire, to take action himself.

Maybe Howard Schultz was scared away before the terms were negotiated.

Who does what?

In this case, as long as the money is in place, the possibility of investment failure is very low.

Even if something went wrong with his investment, he would have other options.

Although the news about Dante Kane's investigation is already very detailed.

But he also knew something that Dante Kane didn't know.

That is what is now 'Starbucks'. Before starting their own business, the three founders studied at a company called Pete's Coffee in California.

But last year, Peet's Coffee Co. sold its California coffee business.

As for the buyer, it is 'Starbucks' who is grateful for Pete's coffee missionary work.

And next year, Gordon Bowker, one of the founders of Starbucks, also chose to leave.

Jerry Bode, the last of the founders of "Starbucks", was more interested in running Pete's Coffee Company in California than "Starbucks".

Hence the decision to sell 'Starbucks' in Seattle.

It is for this reason that Howard Schultz had the opportunity to buy Starbucks.

At that point, it will be whoever has the most money who gets the say.

He didn't believe Howard Schultz could compete with him.

After winning 'Starbucks', it was too late to go back and find Howard Schultz for cooperation.

But if this investment is successful, he won't need to use this troublesome guarantee method.

……

The hotel Hanyu Hideki booked this time was not a business hotel in the city, but a resort hotel owned by Hilton.Independent resort courtyard, outdoor swimming pool with automatic roof, massage spa and other facilities.

As soon as we entered the hotel, it started to rain continuously in the sky in Seattle.

In Seattle, a place where it rains [-] days a year, this kind of weather is all too common.

Unable to go out for a walk on a rainy day, Hanyu Hideki simply ordered drinks, snacks and meals, and lay in the hot spring pool covered by the ceiling, enjoying the massage of the water.

Of course, in addition to the massage with hot spring water.

There was also the service of a beautiful blonde from New York.

While Jenny Wright helped Hanyu Hideki relax his muscles, he asked curiously, "Sir, you don't seem to like drinking coffee. Why do you want to invest in a coffee shop?"

She listened to the entire conversation between Hanyu Hideki and Dante Kane in the car just now.

When Hanyu Hideki was talking about business, she was not easy to disturb.

Now free, her curiosity immediately took over.

Hideki Hanyu enjoyed the blond beauty's kneading and answered slowly.

"There is no necessary relationship between liking and investing. If you don't like something but you know it has the potential to make money, will you invest in it?"

The blonde beauty thought for a moment and said, "Maybe."

"Ha ha……"

Hanyu Hideki laughed and did not continue talking about this matter.

After all, being able to talk so much about this unrelated woman already meant that he was in a good mood.

The blonde beauty also saw that Hideki Hanyu didn't want to talk to her about serious matters.

She simply asked, pretending to be curious, "Are we going to Boeing Company tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Then can we visit the factory?"

"of course can."

"Wouldn't it be possible to see how aircraft are produced?"

"I am very sure of that."

The blonde beauty seemed to want to ask something else, but she felt her empty buttocks being tapped.

Then came the voice of Hanyu Hideki.

"You will know everything when you arrive at Boeing Company tomorrow. Now... lie down for me..."

"Um...ah..."
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The next day.

Hideki Hanyu got up in the morning and took a car to Boeing headquarters.

I came here once when I customized my 767 last time.

Therefore, he is not unfamiliar here.

Under the reception of Boeing employees, he first visited the production situation of his own aircraft, and then had detailed communication with the designer on the internal design.

During this visit, Boeing has already made a miniature internal design model to scale. It is clear at a glance what the aircraft will look like after delivery.

Just looking at the model, I feel that one word is "big".

Coupled with the interior design that is even more luxurious than the 'Elf'.

Flying on this kind of plane feels like you are in a luxurious palace in the sky.

However, although the new 747 is large and luxurious, its range is far greater than that of the 767.

But it's not without other shortcomings.

The first is that the cost of use is more expensive.

After all, the cost of hiring crew members, fuel consumption, and daily maintenance are all more expensive than the 767.

There are also higher requirements for take-off and landing airports. Smaller airports are basically unable to meet the landing needs of the 747.

But this is not a problem for Hanyu Hideki.

Spending money on enjoying yourself is better than paying taxes on America and Neon.

After reading last year's tax return, he felt deeply that the speed at which he was spending money could not keep up with the speed at which he was making money.

Buying a 747 private jet is simply not enough.

He also plans to find a large shipyard to order a superyacht of at least [-] feet during his next trip to Europe.

As for the airport landing issue.

He customized this 747 mainly to cope with the increasingly frequent intercontinental travel.

If you really want to fly any regional routes, just use the "Elf".

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Boeing's trip was not over.

There will be mechanical engineers tomorrow to communicate on other aspects of the design.

As for today's itinerary, Hanyu Hideki didn't feel much at all.

After all, 767 has already experienced it once.

May he be followed by Jenny Wright.

When I saw the private jet that was six or seven stories high, nearly twenty stories long, and more than ten stories wide, its interior decoration was like a luxurious palace.

Once again, I was shocked by Hanyu Hideki's wealth.

But since Hideki Hanyu had brought people here, he naturally couldn't just stay in the hotel.

Seeing that it was still early, he was not in a hurry to go back, so he took Jenny Wright to stroll in downtown Seattle.

Originally they wanted to take a stroll outside, but the weather was not good and it began to rain heavily. They had no choice but to hide in a department store in the city center.

Now, the blonde beauty was happy.

After all, in this department store, you can see a dazzling array of brand stores.

There is no woman who doesn’t like clothes, bags, and jewelry.

And Hideki Hanyu is not a stingy person.

He would basically buy whatever the blonde beauty liked.

After two hours of shopping, I spent enough money to participate in an independent film.

In the car back to the hotel, the blonde beauty recalled her experience at Boeing and the full shopping harvest in the trunk.

The idea that I had in my mind before has secretly become much firmer.

After returning to the hotel, the blonde beauty was thinking about how to please Hanyu Hideki.

But she saw Hideki Hanyu take out a wad of cash from his wallet and hand it to her.

Then he said, "Go and have dinner by yourself, I have something to do."

Then he left directly.

Jenny Wright saw that Hideki Hanyu seemed to be leaving with his two assistants, a man and a woman.

……

Hideki Hanyu asked Dante Kane in an in-house restaurant at the hotel.

"Come to me now. Has the contact produced results?"

Dante replied, "I have an appointment with Howard Schultz today, so I came to report to BOSS."

Hideki Hanyu did not expect that in just one day, Dante would come into contact with Howard Schultz.

Ask directly, "What did you tell him?"

“I told him that I was an employee of an investment company and came to Seattle on a business trip. I drank coffee at the Starbucks he was responsible for and overheard a customer talking about his conflict with the founder of Starbucks.

Then I said that I admired his business model at Starbucks and thought he could try to start his own business. If he was willing, I could try to introduce him to the company.

I also said that my time in Seattle for a business trip was limited and I hoped he would make a decision quickly. "

As soon as Dante said this, Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but praise, "You did a good job."

Dante Cain, in front of Howard Schultz, played a good role as an investment manager who saw investment opportunities while on a business trip and persuaded talented people to go it alone.

I didn’t directly say I want to invest in you, and there was no guarantee that I would be able to help Howard Schultz get investment.

Rather, it says it can be introduced, so that it appears very real and will not make Howard Schultz feel out of place.

Most importantly, emphasize that travel time is limited.

This will allow Howard Schultz, who is eager to find funds, to make a decision as soon as possible instead of procrastinating, hesitating, and ultimately delaying for too long and causing unexpected changes.

"Thank you BOSS for the compliment." Dante said quickly.

"Continue to contact Howard Schultz and get this done as soon as possible. I don't have time to wait in Seattle for this small investment."

Hanyu Hideki pretended not to care and was impatient.

Dante Kane thinks Hanyu Hideki's attitude is normal.

After all, if you invest in a small coffee shop, if the boss comes to Boeing and has a sudden idea, he can understand it.

But if you pay special attention to it, it would be a bit strange.

But the boss doesn't care, but he must care, after all, it is related to his future.

So Dante said very solemnly, "I understand."

……

The second day after arriving in Seattle.

Hideki Hanyu met with Boeing engineers to discuss some design requirements.

This time it only took half a day for him to finish his trip to Boeing Company.

After completing this discussion, he only needs to wait for Boeing to deliver the aircraft.

However, although the assembly of the aircraft is fast, the interior decoration is relatively time-consuming. Coupled with the later flight tests, delivery before the end of the year will be considered fast.

After leaving Boeing, I saw that the weather was good today.

Hideki Hanyu went to downtown Seattle again.

The reason why he came to downtown Seattle was that besides wandering around, he actually wanted to see other things.

For example, the 'Starbucks' built by Howard Schultz himself.

And check out Elf Entertainment's directly-operated store 'Elf Show'.

In the past few years, as Elf Entertainment has conquered the American electronic entertainment market.

The expansion of 'Elf Show' in America is also accelerating.

From the initial number of only seven stores in North America, it has grown to a full 210 stores.

This number, compared to those large chain stores that often have thousands, the scale of 'Elf Show' is still very small.

However, as a directly-operated store, 'Elf Show' has both sales tasks and certain after-sales services. In addition, it only sells Elf Entertainment products, so the quantity cannot be compared with retail stores.

Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest of America.

There are two 'Elf Show' directly-operated stores in the city.

Hanyu Hideki has now arrived at the second store he visited today, the 'Elf Show' directly-operated store located near the University of Washington.

There is nothing much to say about the appearance of the store. Anyway, no matter where in the world it is opened, the 'Elf Show' directly-operated store always uses white as the main color, uses a lot of transparent glass and metal materials, and has a unified style with a strong sense of technology.

After Hanyu Hideki brought Jenny Wright into the store.

The clerks did not recognize the big boss wearing sunglasses.

But he was still very enthusiastic and introduced the products in the store to Hanyu Hideki.

The merchandise area of ​​the entire store is roughly divided into three major areas.

The first one is the electronic pet area.

From the earliest generation of 'Tamagoko' electronic pets.

To the third generation of 'Pokémon Fight' electronic pets.

Various versions, various models, and some co-branded styles.

Plus the 'Elf Card' product.

The electronic pet product alone fills two glass counters.

In the entire store, this area has the largest number of people.

There are all men, women, old and young, and the goal is quite the same, which is the sales counter of 'Elf Cards'.

Ever since Hideki Hanyu entered the store, he could hear exclamations from the crowd.

It is estimated that some lucky customer opened some precious elf card.

When Hideki Hanyu tried to ask the clerk if the store accepted second-hand card transactions, the clerk said that the 'Elf Show' directly-operated store only sells new card packs and does not participate in second-hand sales.

In addition to the electronic pet area, the second one is the electronic entertainment area.

The main products in this area are of course Pokeball handheld machines and PS consoles.

However, all the derivatives of the two types of aircraft combined together only account for one counter.

All the remaining counters in the area were filled with games.

Pokeball handheld cartridges, PS console cartridges, and even PC game disks.

However, the PC game disk will only sell games independently developed by Elf Entertainment.

But cartridges sell all games on the platform, and third-party ones can also be found.

Although there is a lot of traffic in the electronic entertainment area, there are many customers choosing consoles and cassettes in the store, and there are also children trying out handheld consoles to play games.

But relatively speaking, this area is the least popular among the three areas in the store.

The third most popular area after the electronic pet area is the surrounding derivatives area.

Elf Entertainment's own copyrighted derivatives, as well as third-party derivatives and copyrighted products with signed licensing agreements, can be purchased here.

From dolls with various game images to various types of manual and electric toys.

From comic magazines based on games to game animation videos.

Postcards, stickers, posters, mugs, small pendants, and various co-branded products...

Almost anything you can think of can be found here.

Moreover, near the glass-wood wall of the store, there is a row of claw machines that can catch dolls and other peripheral products.

However, Hideki Hanyu knows that despite the fact that the 'Elf Show' directly-operated store has a lot of customers for derivatives, it is not the largest sales channel for Elves entertainment derivatives.

After all, the size of the 'Elf Show' directly-operated stores is still too small.

The real bulk of derivatives sales comes from cooperation with large retail stores.

and co-branded products with other manufacturers.

For example, various stationery products co-branded with stationery dealers.

For example, the toy building blocks cooperated with Lego.

Today's Genie Entertainment, relying on the influence of games, is no longer just an electronic entertainment company.

It is also a world-class toy company.

This is also the reason why Elf Communication was established separately.

With the establishment of Elf Communication, more professional derivatives operations can be carried out.

Hanyu Hideki believes that the overall revenue of the entire elf series will definitely reach a higher level this year.

Finally, Hideki Hanyu bought the latest Pokeball backlit handheld console as a gift for Jenny Wright.

Although ten handheld consoles are not as good as the big-name one I bought yesterday.

But look at the blonde beauty happily picking out game cartridges.

Obviously I still really like this gift.

Generally speaking, in this era where zero-dollar purchases are rare, Hideki Hanyu is very satisfied with the two 'Elf Shows' in Seattle.

Although he is the boss, the stall is getting bigger and bigger.

He sometimes has trouble managing everything.

At least he doesn't have time to ignore all the 'Elf Shows' in the world.

The two stores in Seattle prove that Elf Show is developing according to his plan, at least in general.

that's enough.

At the end of the second day's trip, Hanyu Hideki did not see Dante Kane.

He is not in a hurry in the short term.

After calling Hibiscus Garden to report that he was safe, he took the blond beauty to play around in Seattle.

Try local specialties and visit nearby attractions you didn’t visit last time.

Taking advantage of the nice weather, we also went out to sea to experience seafood fishing.

In America, everyone thinks that the seafood on the west coast is not as plump and sweet as the one on the east coast.

But the quality of Seattle's seafood is definitely not bad in Hanyu's opinion.

Although he did not catch up with the good season.

But it is quite satisfying to play and eat.

Just like that, time came to July [-]th in a flash.

With beautiful women as his company, Hideki Hanyu was enjoying himself so much that he almost forgot about investing in Howard Schultz.

On this day, when he returned from a trip to the sea with the beauty.

In the resort hotel, I saw Dante Kane, who was anxious and pacing back and forth.

Seeing Hanyu Hideki appear, Dante Kane hurriedly came up and said, "BOSS, you are finally back. I came to see you last night, and I couldn't reach you on the phone."

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said helplessly, "I stayed on a yacht last night, and there was no signal for mobile phones and pagers."

In fact, there is a phone on the yacht, but Dante Kane doesn't know it at all, so there is no way to contact him.

Dante Kane said, "Fortunately, it's too late now. If it were any later, we would be in trouble."

"What are you wearing?" Hanyu Hideki asked curiously.

Dante Kane replied, "Howard Schultz has agreed to invest in BOSS's investment company, and even prepared a coffee shop development and business plan for the company at my suggestion.

And I told him yesterday that as the boss of the company, because you came to Boeing, you can meet him in person. If you approve his development and business plan, you can directly obtain funds without going through the company. "

"When did you arrange to meet him?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

"How can I make a decision for BOSS on this kind of thing?" Dante Kane said.

After hearing this, Hideki Hanyu thought for a while and said, "Let's have lunch at noon. Ask him to come to the hotel to have lunch together. If we make an agreement, I can go back to Los Angeles in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll contact him right away." After Dante Kane finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

noon.

In an Italian restaurant in the resort, Hanyu Hideki met Howard Schultz, a tall and energetic man who would later be called the founder of "Starbucks".

Although to be precise, 'Starbucks' was not founded by Howard Schultz.

But it was Howard Schultz who really helped transform Starbucks and develop it into the behemoth in the catering industry that it would become in the future.

Therefore, it is not wrong to call it this way.

　Thanks to Oaks20210815 for the tip

　　
　
(End of this chapter)