Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 562 People always change

Facing Hanyu Enko's question, Hanyu Hideki immediately spread his hands and made an exaggerated expression.

"How is this possible! I have no intention of marrying them!"

As soon as such a scumbag's speech came out, Hanyu Enzi couldn't help but complain on the spot.

"If I were those women, I wouldn't follow you!"

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he still said indifferently.

“You can leave if you want, stay if you want, I don’t care.

And please, don't make it sound like I'm forcing them to stay. "

"You brat!" Hanyu Yuanzi said angrily.

If it hadn't been in the car, she would probably have taken action directly.

When Hideki Hanyu saw this, he knew he could no longer stimulate him.

He quickly comforted him perfunctorily, "Okay, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"If you're careful, you should find fewer women!" Hanyu Enzi said angrily.

As a result, Hanyu Hideki couldn't hold it back, curled his lips and muttered, "How is that possible? There are so many beautiful girls, it would be a pity not to be able to look at them."

"You still say! You..."

Hanyu Enzi was halfway through speaking angrily, but gave up dejectedly.

She finally saw that Hanyu Hideki's current attitude towards relationships could no longer be changed with just a few words.

Even, it cannot be changed simply by relying on family relationships.

Liu Xiaoli gave birth to such a lovely daughter for Hanyu Hideki, but Hanyu Hideki still did not change his habit of flirting with women.

And Hanyu Enko could hear it from the words of the eldest son.

The seemingly passionate Hideki Hanyu is actually extremely cold and ruthless hidden deep in his heart.

Perhaps it was because the woman Hanyu Hideki was attracted to had not yet appeared.

Or maybe, there will never be such a person in Hanyu Hideki's heart.

"Hey……"

Thinking of this, Hanyu Enzi sighed.

Although the old man next to him never interrupted, he came to a similar conclusion from Hanyu Hideki's words.

Hideki Hanyu is no longer a child, and has achieved unimaginable achievements.

What Hanyu Hideki saw and came into contact with in his daily life was beyond their imagination and understanding.

Under this circumstance, Hanyu Hideki also shaped his own outlook on life and values.

This is a fact that even parents cannot change.

These conclusions made the old man suddenly figure out something.

He is not a nosy person.

So why bother trying to change the minds of your loved ones now for some "irrelevant" people?

"Okay, let the young people decide their affairs. We should try to interfere as little as possible in the future."

After the old man said these words, Hanyu Enzi next to him turned his head and looked over in surprise.

Because she understood what her husband meant when he said this.

At the same time, Hideki Hanyu, who was in the passenger seat, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, things didn't develop in the direction he didn't want to see.

After all, his patience is limited.

In this way, the conversation Hanyu Hideki didn't like finally ended.

Next, everyone chatted about light things.

For example, how to plan the next vacation in San Jose.

For example, after visiting Hitomi Kuroki, the family has a trip to Los Angeles and so on.

Half an hour was spent in this discussion.

As the motorcade arrived, Hideki Hanyu's family naturally met Hitomi Kuroki.

There is actually no need to say more about what happened after that.

It was nothing more than the old man and Hanyu Enzi chatting with Kuroki Hitomi alone.

Of course, even parents were very cautious and did not promise anything for Hanyu Hideki.

Since I know I can't do this.

It is also obvious that Hanyu Hideki would not admit it even if he promised it.

But after this conversation, Kuroki Hitomi's nervousness relaxed a lot.

Then when everyone gathered around the table to enjoy the Christmas dinner, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

At least on the surface, everyone seems to be enjoying themselves and the whole family is happy.

After the Christmas dinner, everyone went to find their own place to have fun.

Hanyu Hideki sat on the terrace and accompanied Hanyu Enko to enjoy the night view of San Jose.

At this time, Daichi Mao walked up.

The woman came to tell Hanyu Hideki that Kuroki Hitomi had fallen asleep, and she also brought a fruit plate cut by the maid.

When putting down the fruit plate, Mao Daichi's eyes instantly communicated with Hideki Hanyu's.

Roughly translated, it was Daichi Mao asking if he wanted to see her again tonight.

The scumbag said there was no need to worry, everything would be business as usual.

But this moment of eye contact was keenly captured by Hanyu Enko, causing her to look at the leaving figure of Daichi Mao with a strange expression.

After Daichi Mao disappeared, he immediately turned around and asked Hanyu Hideki.

"Hideki, what's going on with this girl?"

"Didn't I tell you when I first arrived? He is Kuromu Hitomi's friend. He came to America specially to relieve Kuromu Hitomi's boredom."

"I'm not asking Kuroki Hitomi, I'm asking her and you."

Hanyu Enko's words surprised Hanyu Hideki. He didn't expect that Hanyu Enko observed so carefully that he discovered the clues between him and Daichi Mao.

Now that everything was discovered, he didn't bother to cover up and answered directly.

"While she relieves Kuromu Hitomi's boredom, she also relieves my boredom by the way. But don't worry, this is actually Kuromu Hitomi's idea. I also promised to give Kuromu Hitomi some help in her career after she gives birth."

At this point, he emphasized, "Fair dealings, no coercion."

Hanyu Hideki thought that if he told the matter directly, Hanyu Enzi would definitely nag him again.

Because he could see that although the old-fashioned man had already figured it out, Yuenko Hanyu hadn't completely put his mind to the matter yet, so she probably came to the terrace with the intention of preaching.

But what he didn't expect was that Hanyu Enzi didn't say anything after hearing what he said.

This reaction made him a little surprised and strange.

Looking over, Hanyu Hideki asked tentatively.

"Don't you have any opinion on this matter?"

Hanyu Enzi shook her head, "I wanted to say it before, but now I don't want to."

As he spoke, Hanyu Enko looked at Hanyu Hideki and spoke slowly but extremely seriously.

"Xiu Shu, you are becoming more and more strange to me."

Faced with such words, Hanyu Hideki's heart remained calm and his expression did not change at all.

He just shrugged and turned his gaze to the dark night sky dotted with stars.

As if answering Hanyu Enko.

It seemed like he was talking to himself.

"People always change."
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The family moved into Moon Lake Manor, which changed the atmosphere of the manor.

But Hanyu Hideki's life rhythm remains the same as before.

After all, his life always centered on him.

Engage in creation, make phone calls, and pay attention to official matters.

Especially the latter.

The end of the year is the most important period for Neon Enterprises.

Various receptions, year-end parties, if Hanyu Hideki were in Tokyo, there would definitely be invitations that he couldn't escape.

But since he was in America at the moment, it would be very convenient to push forward some matters.

Of course, while external matters can be pushed aside, matters within one's own club cannot be pushed away.

Especially the year-end meetings and year-end parties of its various clubs.

In the former, Hideki Hanyu basically participated via telephone connection.

As for the latter, although Hideki Hanyu was unable to attend, he recorded blessings in his own name and provided gifts for everyone to draw.

Yunshang Entertainment Group, Elf Entertainment, Hanyu Culture, Hanyu Investment, Hanyu Real Estate, Game Base Publishing House, Aiyi International, Yunshang Technology, Life Health Center...

For this series of clubs alone, Hanyu Hideki provided ten apartments in Tokyo and fifty imported Mercedes-Benz cars as year-end gifts.

According to the current land prices in Tokyo, the value of those ten apartments alone is not a small number.

But Hanyu Hideki gave it away very happily.

Not for anything else, just because his income has once again reached a new high this year.

However, due to the massive overseas investment in the Yunshang series, the increase in Neon's internal operating costs, and the expenses incurred by Yunshang Pictures, the revenue and dividends have actually dropped off a cliff without a significant increase in revenue.

Therefore, this year, the revenue of the Cloud Series is negligible.

In this case, it is natural that the income of other clubs has increased.

When it comes to numbers, the one that makes the most money is Elf Entertainment.

After completely dominating the European and American game markets, Genie Entertainment began to erode Nintendo's roots in Asia this year.

Starting from a 20% share at the beginning of the year, Genie Entertainment has completely surpassed Nintendo in the Asian console market, and its market share has officially reached more than 60%.

In fact, at the beginning, Nintendo was able to resist the invasion of Genie Entertainment by relying on the FC console, and its market share was still stable at more than half.

But when they launched the SFC console that was not compatible with FC game cartridges, their market share was not restored due to the excellent performance of the new console. Instead, there were signs of collapse.

This situation continued until the second half of the year. In order to avoid a collapse in market share and maintain the dominant position of FC consoles, Nintendo had to announce that it would not stop the development of FC console games.

This practice of targeting users to eight-bit computers is naturally an act of drinking poison to quench thirst.

But now the only choice Nintendo can make is to die early or die late.

Sixteen-bit consoles are certainly the future.

But they cannot keep the FC console market. They will die suddenly under the pressure of Elf Entertainment now, and they don't have the luxury to think about any future.

Of course, Nintendo's doing this does not mean that they have given up on 16-bit consoles.

Just as Nintendo announced that it would not stop developing FC console games, they also announced another thing.

That is, in view of the situation where the 16-bit host is not compatible with the FC cassette, they have successfully developed a peripheral device that can make the FC cassette run on the SFC host with the help of peripherals.

It is said that the peripherals have entered the final testing stage and will be officially launched on the market after this year.

However, neither Hideki Hanyu nor Satoru Iwata, who is responsible for managing Genie Entertainment, paid any attention to this news from Nintendo.

If Elf Entertainment made its fortune, it relied on finding a new way with electronic pets, relying on handheld consoles to survive in America, and relying on the performance of 16-bit consoles.

As for the current Elf Entertainment, its strength does not rely on hardware.

Instead, it relies on a strong game library to attract players.

Relying on a good ecological environment, players can have unprecedented stickiness.

Take a look at the sales of some of Elf Entertainment's most popular games.

Whether it is on the PS console platform or the Phantom handheld platform, the sales volume is in the tens of millions.

This year's new generation of flagship game "Sonic" has suddenly emerged, and it has achieved a miracle of total annual sales of all platforms exceeding 20 million.

Such achievements can no longer be made up for by hardware improvements.

Today's Elf Entertainment is equivalent to an enhanced version of Nintendo from another time and space.

No matter how crappy the hardware configuration is, players will still choose Elf Entertainment just for the games.

But unfortunately, Elf Entertainment is not Nintendo.

In another time and space, after Nintendo's SFC, its console performance basically never led its peers.

Of course, there are other factors to consider such as cost.

But Hanyu Hideki did not intend to do this.

In addition to games, he also did not lower his requirements on hardware. Genie Entertainment certainly makes a lot of money, but it also invests a lot in research and development.

Not only did he invest in it himself, but he also collaborated with many partners such as Sony, Spirit Vision, and Toshiba.

Even Pixar Animation Studio was roped in to cooperate.

During this period, Elf Entertainment not only acquired a large number of technologies, but also accumulated a large number of patents.

This era of 3D games in time and space is destined to be opened by Elf Entertainment.

Of course, the reason why I say so much is just to explain one thing.

That is, even though the home console market was a weak area in the past, Elf Entertainment has already overtaken Nintendo.

Not to mention the already powerful EGP arcade platform, the Pokémon handheld console that dominates the world, and the Pokémon Fight electronic pets and Pokémon cards that are like money printing machines.

Elf Entertainment is making a lot of money for Hanyu Hideki at a speed faster than robbing a bank.

Let's put it this way, if Hanyu Hideki ignores the development of Elf Entertainment and forcibly withdraws dividends from the club, he will be able to withdraw at least 1.2 billion US dollars this year.

Of course, Hanyu Hideki would not do this.

Of course he would share some of the money.

But what to do with the rest of the money?
After the year-end meeting of Elf Entertainment, Hideki Hanyu discussed the following decisions with Satoru Iwata through a conference call.

The first is to increase investment in research and development.

Whether it is arcades, handheld consoles, electronic pets, or home consoles, Elf Entertainment must maintain its absolute technological advantage in the industry.

When necessary, you can even directly acquire shares or directly acquire related companies.

For example, Satoru Iwata is considering acquiring several manufacturers that produce cassettes for Nintendo, thereby completely draining Nintendo's salary.

Furthermore, it is to increase investment in content.

There is a lot of content in this area, and it is more complicated to talk about.

For example, increasing bonuses and dividends for game developers, or even giving virtual shares to core personnel, etc.

Another example is cooperation with content providers, not only its own Elf Publishing House, but also established publishing houses such as Shogakukan, Kodansha, Kadokawa Bookstore, etc.

In addition to these, social investment will also be increased, such as holding game design competitions to attract relevant talents.

Of course, the original support and assistance plan still needs to be implemented.

Genie Entertainment also suffered losses in Neon due to the monopoly of third-party game developers by Nintendo.

Nowadays, with abundant funds, it is basically necessary to support third-party developers at all costs.

Whether it is game development investment, equity investment, or even direct acquisition.

In short, as long as there are potential third-party game developers, Elf Entertainment will divide them into its own bowl.

Of course, this is the reason Hideki Hanyu gave to the top leaders of Elf Entertainment now.

As for what he was thinking.

Of course, it was to take advantage of the brutal production in the game market to recruit companies with potential.

If they really grow up, the money they will spend will not be a penny.

The most important thing is that as time enters the 1990s, the game market is bound to enter an era of competition.

Although he has now absorbed a lot of Microsoft stocks.

But he doesn't think he can stop Microsoft's decision to enter the gaming market.

Of course, he won't stop it.

When the time comes, Elf Entertainment, with the support of strong third-party developers, will be invincible no matter it faces any challenger.

Even if it fails due to some decision, it can continue to "linger on" thanks to its powerful game library.

In addition to the above two points, Hanyu Hideki also asked Elf Entertainment to invest funds for the construction and promotion of brand culture.

To put it simply, it is to promote the brand of Elf Entertainment, as well as the classic IP image of the brand, etc.

But in practice, there are too many things to do.

Investment in advertising, media, and some public relations are naturally the basis.

There is also the construction of "game culture".

For example, sponsorship of comic exhibitions, sports events, and other types of activities.

Or you can participate directly and organize related game activities yourself.

There is no need to mention Tokyo Electric Power Show and E3 exhibition.

The 'World Electronic Sports Championship (WCG)', which Elf Entertainment has been brewing for a long time, is expected to hold its first session in June 1988.

Although this is only the first attempt, many games in the first WCG are destined to be eliminated later by most or even all of them.

But what Hanyu Hideki wants is to first occupy this great honor.

The management and construction of soft power cultural influence seems to have no benefits in the short term, but once the timeline is extended, the benefits to the brand are difficult to measure in terms of money.

But after talking about Yunshang Entertainment and Elf Entertainment, another thing must be emphasized.

That is, this year, if we look at the income on paper alone, Elf Entertainment is not the highest at all.

It can be said that even if Yunshang Entertainment, Elf Entertainment, or even other companies such as Aiyi International are tied together, the paper profit of another club under his umbrella is not as large.

This club is Hanyu Real Estate.

In 1987, the neon bubble economy officially reached its peak.

Real estate prices in the Tokyo metropolitan area have experienced rocket-like growth.

From 1986 to 1987, the average real estate price in the Tokyo metropolitan area increased by about 25%.

But from the beginning of 1987 to the present, the average real estate price in the Tokyo metropolitan area has increased by more than 65%.

But please be optimistic, this is the average increase.

Real estate prices in Tokyo's core areas, key business districts, and popular communities have surged several times.

The properties Hanyu Hideki started to purchase one after another six years ago are all in the best locations in Tokyo.

This year alone, even the properties in the worst locations under Hanyu Real Estate have more than doubled.

This is why, in order to acquire LVMH Group, the bank agreed to restructure the loan.

Because even the bank felt that his empty-handed real estate speculation method was too conservative and the loan money was too small.

In this regard, Hanyu Hideki can only say that you can do evil if God does it, but you can't live if you do it yourself.

When the bubble bursts, there is no telling which unlucky guy will take over.

Anyway, he has decided that no matter when the bubble bursts, he plans to cash out most of his real estate investments starting from the end of next year.

After all, no matter how high the income is on paper, it is not his if it does not fall into his pocket.

Besides, although Hanyu Real Estate’s income is high, the loans it carries are also high.

If something went wrong, even he would have to drink a pot.

So, it’s better not to play any extreme operations.

He and Yata Ryohiro discussed this matter on the phone for more than three hours.

All in all, although Hideki Hanyu lives in America.

But the busy work at the end of the year has not been absent at all.

Sometimes, a phone call can take several hours.

It’s really hard work for hundreds of millions of people.

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December 1987, 12.

Moon Lake Manor.

As it approached twelve o'clock, everyone who had eaten dinner had left the house.

They set up fireworks on the roof, waiting for the final New Year's Eve moment.

Waiting for the New Year's Eve are Kuroki Hitomi, who rarely sleeps late, Daichi Mao who accompanies Kuroki Hitomi, Hanyu Hideki's family, the manor's servants, chefs, and Marco's security team.

But among the crowd, the owner of Moon Lake Manor, Hideki Hanyu, was the only one missing.

Hanyu Enko asked curiously, "The fireworks are about to be set off, why hasn't Hideki come yet?"

Shuri Hanyu next to him replied, "My brother went into the study after dinner and seemed to have been on the phone."

"He must be busy with work. Recently, he calls every day and talks about work matters. It's rare to come to America to rest and he can't take any time off. It's really hard on him."

As Hanyu Enzi spoke, she felt a little sorry for her son.

Although she still cannot accept Hanyu Hideki's attitude towards relationships and private life.

But Hideki Hanyu is her child after all.

And those women are outsiders after all.

If Hanyu Enko had to choose, she would definitely side with Hanyu Hideki.

"The fireworks are about to be set off, I'll go call Onii-chan." Hanyu Yui raised her hand and said.

Hanyu Enzi warned, "Go, but don't disturb Hideki's work."

"I won't."

After Yui Hanyu agreed loudly, she ran back to the house.

At the same time, Hanyu Hideki in the study was indeed on the phone.

But the reason for his call was not for work.

Everything that needs to be said about work has been said a few days ago.

Besides, even if something really happened, no subordinate would be so careless as to call his boss during New Year's Eve unless absolutely necessary.

The reason why he made such a long phone call was entirely to deal with several beauties with whom he was maintaining relationships.

The calls have been coming one after another since dinner, and now we have finally reached the last one on the list.

At this time, he was comforting Yasuko Sawaguchi.

Before the New Year, the girl was busy filming the TV series "The Daughter of Kesouyan".

As a result, she finally finished her work, but when she was free, she found that her friend had stolen her "home".

Her best friend was, of course, Sachiko Kamaiike whom she had known since she was a trainee at the training base.

As for "home", who else could it be but Hideki Hanyu?

How did Yasuko Sawaguchi know about the relationship between Sachiko Kamaike and Hideki Hanyu?

According to what the other party said, it was Kamachi Sachiko who admitted it.

Regardless of whether she learned it this way or not, the girl knew about it anyway.

Although Hanyu Hideki didn't care about this matter at all.

But out of love for Yasuko Sawaguchi, he still took the trouble to apologize and appease her.

Of course, Sawaguchi Yasuko is also a smart girl.

After complaining a bit like a spoiled brat, receiving an apology from Hideki Hanyu and some sweet words, and promising that he and Sachiko Kamaiike could vacation in America after the year, he decided to give it up.

At this time, on the phone, he no longer mentioned anything about Sachiko Kamachi.

She was talking sweetly to Hideki Hanyu, expressing her longing for her, and taking advantage of the few "guilts" in the scumbag's heart, she improved her status in Hideki Hanyu's heart.

And it was at this time that Yui Hanyu arrived to call Hanyu Hideki to watch the New Year's fireworks.

Hanyu Hideki used this reason to say goodbye to Sawaguchi Yasuko on the other end of the phone. After hanging up the phone, he followed his sister to the roof of the building.

At this time, time has just reached the countdown stage to 1987.

7·6·5·4·3·2·1！

Amid everyone’s countdown, 1987 came to an end.

At this time, in Hanyu Hideki's eyes.

Kuroki Hitomi, who was worried that the fireworks would scare the fetus, had already returned to the house with the support of Daichi Mao.

The old-fashioned man was pulled by Hanyu Enzi to distribute New Year's greeting bags, or red envelopes, to the servants, chefs, and bodyguards in the manor.

Shuri Hanyu and his girlfriend Yumi Watabe, who looked frightened, were carefully lighting fireworks.

Yui Hanyu took his arm, pointed at the sky and shouted excitedly.

And he.

Just stood quietly, looking into the distance.

Whisper softly.

"Goodbye, 1987."

"Hello, 1988."

(End of this chapter)