Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 563 Everyone gets what they need, everyone gets what they want

The beginning of the new year.

On the west coast of America, the sun is still shining brightly in California.

On the streets of Los Angeles, pedestrians come and go.

It looks no different from 1987 a few days ago.

The stock market crash a long time ago seemed to have no impact on the lives of ordinary people.

How we lived in the past is how we still live now.

Work, shop, watch movies, camp, travel...

Today's America, riding on the afterglow of the golden age, seems to be vibrant and prosperous, without any signs of decadence like it would have been a few decades later.

Nowadays.

It was the third day of January 1988.

On the road outside Los Angeles International Airport, an off-road vehicle with a rough and powerful appearance, giving people a ferocious and wild feel, was parked on the roadside.

The black window glass was rolled down, and the car owner sitting in the driver's seat put one arm on the window. While reading the newspaper in front of him, he also looked at the terminal exit from time to time.

The owner of this car is no other than Hideki Hanyu.

This car is a Lamborghini LM002 off-road vehicle that has just arrived in America from Italy. Hideki Hanyu likes to call it "Kui Niu".

The wildly shaped front of the car is inlaid with a golden bison logo in the middle.

It is the bull in the Lamborghini logo, but with some changes, it not only separates the bull from the car logo, but also makes it look larger, more three-dimensional and more powerful.

This is the change suggested by Hanyu Hideki.

Since it is a large hardcore off-road vehicle, the logo should also be majestic and hardcore.

The most important thing is to be conspicuous!

People will know from dozens of meters away that I am driving a Lamborghini!
The reason for such a design is not that Hanyu Hideki himself wanted to show off.

But he was thinking about something else.

That is, although "Kui Niu" is temporarily produced, his plan is to still let this car enter the domestic market.

When domestic car owners buy a car, in addition to the stylish appearance of the vehicle, the brand is actually their most important consideration.

Is it okay to spend millions to buy a car if no one else knows it?
Then my money was wasted.

Therefore, when Lamborghini enters the country in the future, brand marketing must be done well.

We need to make everyone who drives and non-drivers aware of Lamborghini and know that this brand of car is very expensive.

Only in this way can car owners' sense of brand pride and identity be enhanced.

Of course, when he appeared in Los Angeles for the first time driving a car this morning, he actually attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Americans obviously also like this kind of large-displacement off-road vehicle.

The 5.2-liter V12 engine allows this "Kui Niu" to roar with a low roar that makes people's blood boil.

When this car was publicly displayed in 1986, it was actually favored by many wealthy car owners.

But unfortunately, it is only favored by a few wealthy car owners.

Because its price is too expensive.

The price is higher than Lamborghini’s flagship supercar.

This makes its market extremely narrow.

However, Wendelin Wiedeking did not give up on the car after suspending production of the car.

The first is to reduce costs.

This problem is mainly limited by the production technology of Lamborghini headquarters.

But this problem will soon be solved.

Because Toyota had completed a survey of Lamborghini's headquarters a year ago and submitted a cooperation plan to Lamborghini's headquarters.

Now, Wendelin Wiedeking is negotiating with Toyota about this plan.

Because Okuda has fulfilled his promise, the series of expenses involved in Toyota's cooperation are basically at cost price.

Even some intangible things, such as the establishment of a scientific production management system, are free aid.

Therefore, the negotiation work went very smoothly, and the results are expected within a week.

When the contract is officially signed, there will definitely be a lively publicity.

And this is one of Toyota's goals.

After all, the reason why Toyota's board of directors agreed to cooperate was to gain prestige.

As for Lamborghini, Hideki Hanyu doesn't mind giving Toyota a little more face.

Of course, announcing the collaboration is just the beginning.

News and publicity in subsequent cooperation will naturally follow.

According to the estimated time in Toyota's plan, the new factory building built for Lamborghini will be completed in July this year.

At that time, Lamborghini can transfer production to the new factory.

With new equipment and technology, coupled with Toyota's management system, reducing the production cost of the "Kui Niu" off-road vehicle is no longer a problem.

Of course, trying to reduce the cost of Kuiniu off-road vehicles during the shutdown is just one of the things to do.

Wendelin Wiedeking also asked Lamborghini engineers to adjust the "Kui Niu" to participate in this year's "Paris-Dakar Rally".

F1 still needs to accumulate experience for the time being, but it is still necessary to try it in Dakar.

At least before going public, the reputation of "Kui Niu" should be brushed up.

In previous lives, Lamborghini had considered this aspect.

However, due to limited funding, the project ultimately came to nothing.

Nowadays, Lamborghini has Hideki Hanyu as its financial backer father, so it is natural that it will become more and more popular.

In this regard, Hideki Hanyu left it to Wendelin Wiedeking.

Anyway, Wendelin Wiedeking is very motivated now and is determined to make Lamborghini bigger and stronger.

For this reason, Hanyu Hideki doesn't mind writing some empty promises.

For example, depending on the scale of the company, Wendelin Wiedeking will be given a certain amount of equity and so on.

Anyway, Wendelin Wiedeking succeeded, Hanyu Hideki made a lot of money, and it was natural to share the benefits with the other party.

If it doesn't succeed, of course there will be nothing.

He doesn't suffer any loss.

After thinking about all of this, let’s talk about why Hideki Hanyu is at Los Angeles International Airport at this time.

In fact, this is his second time here today.

After the New Year, he accompanied his family to Los Angeles for two days, and then personally sent them back to Neon this morning.

At noon, he drove to pick him up again.

Who to pick up?

Of course, those were Kamai Sachiko and Sawaguchi Yasuko, who had promised to have some fun in America.

As for the newspaper in hand, I bought it when I was filling up at the gas station.

After driving the "Kui Niu" for the past two days, Hanyu Hideki not only felt that the car was very powerful, but also that he seemed to refuel every so often.

As for the "Kui Niu" V12 high-horsepower engine, in terms of fuel consumption, the domestic netizens like to ridicule Nazhijie the most, and it is not even a younger brother in front of it.

Theoretical fuel consumption is 33L per kilometers.

But after actually driving it, Hanyu Hideki estimated that he was definitely heading towards thirty-six.

If this car didn't have a large 290L fuel tank, it would have just stepped out of the gas station and had to come back again.

If ordinary people were left alone, they really couldn't afford it.

Of course, come on, Hanyu Hideki will not take this to heart. At this time, he was just waiting for Sawaguchi Yasuko's plane to land.

More attention is actually put on the newspaper in front of me.

This is an entertainment newspaper tabloid that specializes in Hollywood-related news.

Hideki Hanyu was not interested in the gossip above.

He bought the newspaper mainly after seeing relevant reports about "Working Girl".

In the North American box office rankings for the last week of December 1987, which was released not long ago, "Working Girl", which lacked rivals, saw a 12% increase in box office in its first full box office week, reaching $ million.

This number also successfully allowed "Working Girl" to overtake "Three Dads and a Baby" and top the weekly box office charts in North America.

"Working Girl", which has grossed more than 13.6 million at the box office, has become the hottest topic in Hollywood recently.

After all, everyone can see that the success of this movie is unstoppable.

Professionals have given box office predictions, and the figures far exceed Fred Webber's estimates, reaching more than 70 million US dollars.

And this popularity is expected to last for a long time.

Because in this day and age, Hollywood movies basically run for a long time.

Under this circumstance, all the characters related to this movie are now being sought after and discussed hotly by the media.

For example, screenwriter Kevin Wade began to receive cooperation requests from major studios.

The great director Mike Nichols once again proved his commercial ability.

The fledgling Yunshang Pictures has also begun to attract the attention of major Hollywood studios.

Although the previous "Blood Corpse Night" achieved box office success, it was a low-cost production after all, and the box office results were not impressive.

But "Working Girl" is different. This is a film that can definitely enter the top twenty box office rankings in North America in 1987.

Of course, no matter how much the people behind the scenes benefit, they will never be as good as the stars standing in front of the stage.

Harrison Ford has proven that he still has strong box office appeal beyond "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Sigourney Weaver, who has already become famous with "Ghostbusters" and "Alien", relied on this movie to once again broaden her acting career.

But after all, these two have been famous for a long time, and the success of "Working Girl" can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.

The one who gained the most in "Working Girl" is undoubtedly Nicole Kidman.

Although many film critics criticized Nicole Kidman's lack of acting skills in the film, everyone also said in good faith that a new actress, who was the absolute heroine of a 20-million-dollar production for the first time, could perform like this. It can definitely be considered a passing grade.

The film had a fairly good reputation in the media, and also had a successful box office performance.

The Australian white girl became famous in one fell swoop with this film.

Both ordinary people and the media have uncontrollable curiosity about the unknown.

A newcomer like Nicole Kidman who suddenly becomes famous will naturally attract the attention of public opinion.

For the sake of box office results, 20th Century Fox and Cloud Pictures also don’t mind adding fuel to the fire.

In addition, Nicole Kidman is signed with CAA. Such a mature agency will naturally not let go of this kind of hype opportunity.

Therefore, in recent times, Nicole Kidman has not known how many media interviews she has accepted, and she does not know how many media headlines she has made.

The sudden popularity and popularity even gave people the feeling that Nicole Kidman was about to step into the forefront.

For example, the newspaper that Hideki Hanyu was holding at this time reported news about Nicole Kidman on the front page.

"Working girl heroine Nicole Kidman got drunk in a nightclub and had a fight with the waiter!" 》

The title was so interesting that Hideki Sohanyu bought the newspaper.

At the beginning of the content, it first described the achievements and prospects of the "Working Girl" movie in a long paragraph, and then introduced the protagonist of the story, Nicole Kidman.

There is also a photo in the news,
The photo is blurry to the point of almost becoming a mosaic, but it can be roughly seen that it seems to be Nicole Kidman talking loudly to someone, and the background seems to be in a bar.

Then, the content of the report is the freedom of the newspaper editor.

What about getting drunk and getting emotional, arguing with a waiter at a bar, and then getting into a fight, etc.

Finally, a few comments from so-called eyewitnesses will be added.

The news routine is exactly the same as the UC shock department decades later.

It's nothing more than a picture at the beginning, and the content is all made up.

Hanyu Hideki naturally watched this kind of content as a joke.

What he really cares about is when and where the events in the news happened.

It was Los Angeles last night.

And he just happened to call Nicole Kidman yesterday, planning to invite her out for dinner and congratulate her on her fame in Hollywood.

But at that time, Nicole Kidman told him that she was on a promotional trip on the East Coast.

The corners of Hanyu Hideki's mouth curled up.

He was a little curious whether the newspaper was making things up or someone was lying.

Or maybe, some people are just blinded by fame and fortune.

"Ha ha……"

Hanyu Hideki chuckled and threw the newspaper aside.

Looking at the watch, it's almost time for the plane to land.

Hideki Hanyu opened the car door and prepared to walk towards the terminal.

Just at this moment, his secretary in America quickly caught up with him.

"Boss, Ms. Nicole Kidman has contacted you. The phone has not been hung up yet. Do you want to answer the call?"

The secretary said, pointing to the Rolls-Royce following the Lamborghini "Kui Niu". Obviously the phone was referring to the car phone.

Hanyu Hideki's expression was surprised, thinking that Cao Cao is really here.

He asked directly, "What did she say?"

The secretary replied, "She said that she had returned to Los Angeles from the East Coast last night. Because she was in a hurry to get back, she did not contact you immediately and wanted to meet you today."

Hanyu Hideki raised his eyebrows, showed a playful smile, and said in a teasing tone, "Haha, what a sloppy reason."

After saying that, he calmed down, turned around and walked towards the terminal.

Leave only one answer for the assistant.

"Tell her I don't have time today."

This was indeed the case. There were still two women from Neon to deal with today, and he had no time to meet Nicole Kidman.

However, Hanyu Hideki probably already understood.

That Australian girl with a bold personality whom I met in Hawaii will probably never be seen again.

In the future, the only person left in Hollywood Vanity Fair will be the star "Nicole Kidman".

Regarding this, Hanyu Hideki had no emotions in his heart.

Human nature is such that not even God can change it.

Now it seems that the relationship between him and Nicole Kidman can be summed up as a deal.

He covets the other person's body, and the other person wants his resources.

Everyone gets what they need in the beginning.

Now everyone has something.

Once the deal is over, it's all over.

If he really cared about certain things, then he wouldn't be a mature scumbag.

Besides, since everything is defined as a transaction.

Then some things will be easier to deal with.

　A sudden call came at almost ten o'clock. I quickly coded these 4,000 words. Brothers, don't be too short.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)