Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 566: Disney wants to acquire Pixar?
"Why can't I understand what Mr. Hanyu is saying?" Rupert Murdoch began to pretend to be confused.

Hanyu Hideki asked with a smile, "Really? Mr. Murdoch is really forgetful."

"Hey! This is what happens when you get older." Murdoch continued to pretend to be an old fool.

When Hanyu Hideki saw this, he complained in his heart with disdain.

If you weren't an old fox with a lot of love affairs in your seventies, he might have really believed the lies.

Seeing that it was impossible for the old fox to admit to his face that Hanyu Hideki was too lazy to bother with the matter of secretly poaching Yunshang Satellite TV in the past.

Just say it directly.

"Mr. Murdoch, since you are getting older, you should take care of your health and mind your own business. I have other guests to entertain today, so I won't spend more time with you."

"Thank you Mr. Hanyu for the reminder, but I still hope that 20th Century Fox can continue to cooperate with Yunshang Pictures."

"I hope so too, but this is not determined by our will, but by the attitude of 20th Century Fox. I think Mr. Murdoch must understand this."

Having said this, Hanyu Hideki said goodbye again, "Mr. Murdoch, a new guest has arrived, so I'm sorry."

After hearing this, Rupert Murdoch looked towards the door and found that the person coming was a tall man.

Disney CEO, Michael Eisner.

"I didn't expect people from Disney to come too. Please come, Mr. Hanyu."

"Goodbye."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he walked towards Michael Eisner.

"Mr. Michael Eisner, welcome to Yunshang Pictures."

The same greeting routine was used by Hideki Hanyu on Michael Eisner.

Today, Michael Eisner has taken over as Disney CEO less than four years ago, and Frank Wells, who assisted him, has not yet died in a helicopter accident.

As the former president of Paramount, although Michael Eisner has begun to show his personality,

But with Frank Wells acting as the lubricant between him and Disney management, Michael Eisner is not yet the "dictator" and "tyrant" that Disney insiders will call him in the future.

He also lacked the domineering and domineering aura that he would have in the future.

Of course, perhaps Michael Eisner deliberately restrained himself when facing Hideki Hanyu.

Reaching out to shake hands with Hideki Hanyu, Michael Eisner said with a smile.

"Hello Mr. Hanyu, in fact, I have already cooperated with you when I first took office. At that time, I wanted to meet Mr. Hanyu, but unfortunately it never happened."

"Cooperation two years ago?" Hanyu Hideki looked confused and began to think.

Soon, a name came to his mind.

Hanyu Hideki immediately said as if he suddenly understood, "Is Mr. Eisner talking about the squirrel war?"

Michael Eisner nodded, "Yes, I was the one who authorized the game with Elf Entertainment at the time, but Disney called the story Chi-Chi and Diddy."

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "Mr. Eisner, it seems that we have had a successful cooperation experience."

"Yes, so I think it is necessary for us to continue to cooperate." Michael Eisner took the opportunity to propose the idea of ​​cooperation.

Hideki Hanyu asked curiously, "Disney also plans to release Yunshang Pictures' film projects?"

"Why not?" Michael Eisner said, then changed his tone, "But I came to the event this time because I actually wanted to talk about another cooperation with Mr. Hanyu."

"Oh? There are other cooperations to discuss."

Hanyu Hideki said, looking around, "Mr. Eisner, how about we go talk over there?"

"of course can."

Then, Michael Eisner followed Hideki Hanyu to the edge of the event.

Located next to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the completely dark sky and the night view of Los Angeles Century City lit up by neon lights.

Michael Eisner exclaimed at this time, "This place is really nice."

"The business atmosphere has become stronger. If there is a chance, I would actually like to help Yunshang Film build an office location in a quieter place, and also consider building some studios."

Hideki Hanyu said so.

Although from now on, many major studios are gradually giving up their own studios and turning to more gimmicky real-location shooting.

But history is a cycle.

Years later, with the development of digital shooting technology, major Hollywood studios began to build their own studios.

Considering this, if Yunshang Pictures wants to develop, it must not settle in Century City.

This place will be the most important commercial center in Los Angeles in the future.

It is very suitable for brokerage companies to develop.

But the production company is not suitable.

Michael Eisner didn't expect Hideki Hanyu to tell him this, but he still gave advice, "Then Mr. Hanyu can consider Burbank, which is developing very well now."

Hideki Hanyu naturally knows Burbank, one of the satellite cities of Los Angeles.

Nowadays, when America's industrial strength has not been completely hollowed out, Big Brother is still alive, and the space race is in full swing.

Burbank has developed the aircraft industry, machine manufacturing, electronics and metal processing, and the plastic products industry with the help of the aerospace industry.

But in the future, America Industries will no longer exist, and Burbank will become the "Media Capital of the World."

Disney, Warner Bros., NBC, PBS, Viacom and many other world-famous media and entertainment companies have branches in Burbank.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki felt that it would be good to secure land in Burbank for Yunshang Pictures in advance. At least the land price now is much cheaper than it will be in the future.

"Thank you Mr. Eisner for the reminder." Hanyu Hideki thanked him and asked, "I wonder what kind of cooperation Mr. Eisner wanted to talk to me about just now?"

"Last year, a company called Pixar Animation Studio won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. I learned through research that this animation studio was invested by Mr. Hanyu?"

When faced with Michael Eisner’s question, Hanyu Hideki did not hide anything and admitted, “Yes, I invested in Pixar Animation Studio.”

After saying that, he asked directly, "Mr. Eisner asked about this because he is interested in Pixar?"

In the previous life, Pixar Animation Studio, owned by Steve Jobs, established contact with Disney through John Lasseter's relationship.

Then came a series of collaborations and the eventual acquisition of Pixar by Disney.

In this life, John Lasseter is still a partner at Pixar.

So if Disney is interested in Pixar, Hanyu Hideki will not be surprised at all.

"Yes, my friend Katzenberg is very interested in Pixar technology."

Since Hideki Hanyu was direct, Michael Eisner simply said, "How about Mr. Hanyu selling Pixar Animation Studio to Disney for ten million dollars? This is definitely a reasonable figure, considering all the investment he has made in Pixar in the past two years." Definitely not more than five million dollars.”

"Haha, Mr. Eisner, if you are here to discuss cooperation, then I am very welcome, but if you want to buy my company, then I can only say that I am not short of ten million US dollars."

Hideki Hanyu’s words left Michael Eisner speechless.

After all, if someone said that he was not short of ten million dollars, then Michael Eisner would probably question whether the other person was bluffing.

But when Hanyu Hideki said this, he had no doubt at all.

Michael Eisner also read last year's Forbes magazine and knew that this was a truly super-rich man.

In fact, even if you don't read Forbes magazine, Disney's cooperation with Genie Entertainment over the years alone is enough to let Michael Eisner know how valuable Hideki Hanyu is.

Moreover, the worth of 3.5 billion given by Forbes is somewhat like a joke to Michael Eisner.

Although Michael Eisner is considered a powerful figure in Hollywood.

But after all, he is just a professional manager. In terms of wealth, he is completely different from Hideki Hanyu.

Of course, Michael Eisner valued Hideki Hanyu for more than just wealth.

It's about Hanyu Hideki's superb business vision at a young age.

Apart from anything else, Blockbuster, which Elf Entertainment acquired two years ago in order to expand its credit card rental channels, has now developed into the largest video rental chain store in America and even the world.

According to data released by Blockbuster, the number of stores in North America alone reaches 900.

There are more than 1,200 stores around the world.

According to the latest valuations from commercial organizations, Blockbuster alone is worth more than $2.5 billion.

This is almost as much as Disney’s current market capitalization.

How could Hideki Hanyu, who owns such a business, be worth only US$3 billion?

"Mr. Hanyu, if it's not an acquisition, but a simple investment, Disney wants to deepen cooperation with Pixar."

Michael Eisner is still determined.

"Mr. Eisner, Pixar Animation Studio is involved in the research and development of the latest products of Elf Entertainment. This is the absolute trade secret of Elf Entertainment, so Pixar will not accept any external investment."

Hanyu Hideki put forward this reason, and Michael Eisner immediately understood that there was really no possibility of continuing the discussion.

It is impossible for Hideki Hanyu to cooperate with Disney at the risk of exposing business secrets for a small investment.

"In that case, how about we just talk about cooperation?"

"Okay, how do you plan to cooperate, Mr. Eisner?"

"We are currently producing a new animation, trying to introduce new technologies to participate, and Disney can involve Pixar."

Facing Michael Eisner's proposal, Hanyu Hideki fell into thinking.

Although in the future, Disney's strong animation business will plummet due to the decline of traditional animation.

But it is undeniable that as a veteran studio, Disney must have its own uniqueness in animation production.

What's more, the person in charge of Disney's animation business now is Katzenberg, one of the three giants of DreamWorks in the future.

Letting Pixar participate in Disney projects and learn from Disney's experience and technology will definitely help Pixar's growth.

But even considering these, Hideki Hanyu did not immediately agree to Michael Eisner.

But say.

"Mr. Eisner, although I am an investor in Pixar, Pixar is actually managed by my partners Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter.

So when it comes to cooperating with Disney, I can help make the connection, but they still need to decide whether to agree or not. "

Michael Eisner said, "Okay, then I'll wait for news from Mr. Hanyu."

Hideki Hanyu said, "I will contact them as soon as possible."

At this time, Michael Eisner's eyes happened to be looking at the entrance of the event site.

After discovering a guest who had just arrived, he immediately said to Hanyu Hideki.

"Mr. Hanyu, please let me introduce a friend to you."

Before Hanyu Hideki could react, Monica Bellucci, who had been quietly following him, whispered, "Michael Ovitz, president of CAA."

Immediately afterwards, Monica Bellucci said in a lower and slightly disgusted voice, "And that annoying woman."

You don't even need to look at these Hanyu Hideki to know who is coming.

In addition to CAA president Michael Ovitz, it is naturally Nicole Kidman who I haven’t seen in a long time.

Turning around to look, it was indeed the case.

Nicole Kidman, who has exquisite makeup and flaming red lips, is wearing a red evening dress, and she is radiantly following a middle-aged white man wearing glasses.

This person is, of course, Michael Ovitz.

In the memory of Hanyu Hideki, this is a person known as the all-round agent in Hollywood.

As an agent, this guy is good at hyping up CAA's stars, and he's also good at hyping himself up and creating various personas for himself.

This guy boasted in his autobiography that he was a villain, not a human, but a ghost. He would avoid red carpet events, enter banquets only through the back door, not accept any interviews, keep photos taken by the media, and so on.

As a businessman who often stands in front of the stage.

Just listen to this kind of self-promotion from the mouth of Vanity Fair businessmen.

Anyway, Hanyu Hideki didn’t believe a word of it.

Logically speaking, Michael Ovitz is actually not qualified for him to receive the reception. Fred Weber can handle it.

No matter how amazing the outside world is about CAA.

But in the final analysis in the industry, it is just a brokerage company that serves upstream studios.

Even if you can really be on an equal footing with the head of a Hollywood production company, it doesn't mean you can be on an equal footing with him.

It’s just that Michael Eisner spoke up, and Hideki Hanyu was willing to sell it to the head of Disney to save face. After all, Disney is also an important partner of his.

Of course, it refers to the relationship with Elf Entertainment.

So that's when Fred Weber welcomed Michael Ovitz.

Hideki Hanyu and Monica Bellucci also joined the conversation under the introduction of Michael Eisner.

After helping to introduce the two parties, Michael Eisner was the first to say goodbye and leave.

Soon after, Fred Weber left.

At this time, only Michael Ovitz and Nicole Kidman, Hideki Hanyu and Monica Bellucci were left talking.

After the crowd disappeared, Nicole Kidman immediately pretended to be intimate and said to Hideki Hanyu, "Hideki, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Hideki Hanyu chuckled, "Haha, it's such an unfamiliar title, Miss Kidman."

Hideki Hanyu's unusually polite tone made Nicole Kidman feel a little uneasy.

Of course she knew why.

But in her opinion, Yunshang Pictures was no longer able to help her advance his career in Hollywood.

As for Hanyu Hideki, with this man's romantic character, his eyes are destined not to stay on her as a woman.

The performance of "Working Girl" is already a ceiling for a small company like Yunshang Pictures.

But she longs to stand on a bigger stage and achieve greater success.

Therefore, she needs the help of CAA, which has been rooted in Hollywood for many years and has huge connections and resources.

I need help from the big Hollywood studio producers I just met at the event.

CAA promised her that it would cooperate with 20th Century Fox to help her fully organize this year's Oscar nominations.

At the event just now, a producer from a major studio promised her that he would create a big production tailor-made for her.

Vanity Fair in Hollywood is hungry for more of her.

She is no longer the Australian girl she was on Hawaii Island.

You absolutely cannot tie yourself to the small boat of Yunshang Pictures at the risk of losing everything just for a little favor.

As for the new movie from the so-called Castle Rock Pictures that Hideki Hanyu once promised, with the promise of a major studio, Nicole Kidman has completely turned its back on it.

With this mentality.

Naturally, Nicole Kidman doesn’t want to be involved with Yunshang Pictures anymore.

But she didn't want to be too alienated from Hideki Hanyu.

After all, in addition to the support Hideki Hanyu gave her in daily life, she also thought that one day, if needed, Hideki Hanyu's money could help her in her career.

That's why I tried to maintain the friendship with Hideki Hanyu using the previous intimate terms.

But Hanyu Hideki's tone was something she didn't expect.

After all, in Nicole Kidman's heart, she is no longer the same person she once was.

But Hideki Hanyu is still the good friend he once was.

It was the good friend who helped her come to Hollywood from Australia without any interest, supported her to live and study in Los Angeles, and supported her role as the heroine of "Working Girl".

But now, Hanyu Hideki's reaction was beyond her control.

At this time, I don’t know whether I saw Nicole Kidman’s uneasiness or out of keen business instinct.

Michael Ovitz next to him spoke.

"Mr. Hanyu, I didn't even know that you and Miss Kidman are still friends."

Facing Michael Ovitz, Hideki Hanyu didn't bother to hide it at all.

He said with a surprised expression.

"Really? Why didn't I know?"

After saying that, he asked Monica Bellucci next to him as if he was sure, "Monica, it seems that Miss Kidman and I have always had a cooperative relationship, right?"

"That's true, BOSS." Monica Bellucci replied calmly.

But in her heart, the Italian woman was already crazy with joy.

She understood that Hideki Hanyu was finally going to kick this annoying Australian woman away.

When Hideki Hanyu let Nicole Kidman live in her house, the Australian woman was often sarcastic and ridiculed her overtly and covertly.

At that time, Monica Bellucci saw that this Australian woman was a superficial and short-sighted guy.

As expected, the other party had just achieved some results and started to act stupidly.

"Really, that was my misunderstanding." Michael Ovitz said quickly.

Being able to get to this point in Hollywood, Michael Ovitz can certainly see that there is a problem between Nicole Kidman and Hideki Hanyu.

In fact, after learning that there was a conflict in the event schedule between CAA and Cloud Pictures today, he suggested that Nicole Kidman attend the Cloud Pictures event first.

But after Nicole Kidman learned that today's CAA event was to entertain successful producers from major Hollywood studios, she decisively chose to participate in CAA's event first, and then Cloud Pictures' event.

Michael Ovitz naturally knows what Nicole Kidman is thinking.

At the same time, he also saw the short-sightedness of Australian women.

But well, there are too many people in Hollywood who have no vision but just rely on good luck to become famous.

"Working Girl" was a success and Nicole Kidman became famous.

Then it doesn't matter whether this person has vision or not.

Because even if he is just a fool, as long as he becomes famous, he will be valuable to CAA.

But what Michael Ovitz didn't expect was that this Australian woman would risk giving up such a big benefactor as Hideki Hanyu for the opportunity.

Michael Ovitz now deeply regrets it.

Because he had no idea before, and the agent in charge of Nicole Kidman did not report that Nicole Kidman and Hideki Hanyu still had a friendship.

Otherwise, he would never let Nicole Kidman mess around.

Not that he was doing it for Nicole Kidman's sake.

But because of the relationship with Nicole Kidman, it can help him get closer to the wealthy Hideki Hanyu. After all, CAA's business is not only artist management, but also investment-related business.

In America, no company would dislike knowing too many wealthy people at any time.

But now, it's too late.

Nicole Kidman obviously wants to leave Yunshang Pictures, but also wants to maintain her relationship with Hideki Hanyu.

But obviously, the Australian woman screwed up.

And it is impossible for him to offend Hideki Hanyu for Nicole Kidman.

So I can only take back what I just said.

Ignoring Nicole Kidman, who looked unnatural, Michael Ovitz said again.

"Mr. Hanyu, there will be a party in Bel Air next week. I would like to invite you to attend. Then I can serve as an introducer to introduce Mr. Hanyu to join the Bel Air Country Club."

Hideki Hanyu was a little surprised when he heard the name Bel Air Country Club.

Because he had heard of this so-called country club before, and the members inside...how should I say it?

They are the so-called old money tycoons in Los Angeles, the wealthy and powerful class who obtain their wealth through inheritance.

Although the average land price in Bel Air will not be as good as that of Beverly Hills in the future, it does have a number of ultra-high-value luxury homes. Moreover, the communities in this area are smaller and the community protection is better.

Not only is there no sidewalk, but ordinary buses are not allowed to enter.

Only people living in a place like this would build such a traditional country club.

Today, this country club is still very popular in Los Angeles.

Take the Disney CEO Michael Eisner who just talked with him. In the 1990s, in another time and space, he joined the Bel Air Country Club with the help of Ovitz's introduction due to his success at Disney.

This was also regarded by Michael Eisner as one of the signs of his improved status in Los Angeles.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but pity Michael Eisner.

It was only in the 1990s that Ovitz introduced me to join.

As a result, he met Ovitz for the first time, and the other party directly extended an invitation.

But.

Bel Air Country Club was extremely important to Michael Ovitz and Michael Eisner.

For Hideki Hanyu, it was a bit tasteless. He has no business contacts with the people in the club at all.

Instead of wasting his time playing golf with these guys in Bel Air, he'd rather be in Silicon Valley chatting with engineers.

So when he heard what Michael Ovitz said, he declined politely and said, "Sorry, after this event, I'm going to Utah to attend the Sundance Film Festival."

"That's such a shame," Michael Ovitz said.

By now, maybe there was nothing more to say to Michael Ovitz, so he finally said goodbye.

"There will be a chance, Mr. Ovitz. I have to greet other guests, so I won't chat with you any more. I wish you a good time and I'll take my leave now."

"Goodbye, Mr. Hanyu."

"Goodbye."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he left with Monica Bellucci.

And until he turned around, he didn't even look at the complicated-looking Nicole Kidman.

On the contrary, Monica Bellucci, who was next to her, deliberately made eye contact with Nicole Kidman before leaving, with no concealment of the mockery in her eyes.

At the same time, the Italian woman also decided to stop Nicole Kidman's credit card after returning.

Although Hanyu Hideki didn't give any instructions, as a considerate female secretary, she naturally had to know how to share the boss's worries.

It seemed that he noticed Monica Bellucci's eyes.

Hideki Hanyu glanced at the Italian woman.

But he didn't say anything.

I just thought that when Monica Bellucci faced the choice at noon today, she gave up the immediate interests and chose the answer that may not be correct, but made him happy.

So, what is true wisdom?
Hideki Hanyu didn’t know.

Because this is a question destined to have no standard answer.

Assess the situation, restrain desires, clearly distinguish the pros and cons, and take a long-term view...

These words are easy to say but difficult to do.

How many people can maintain their true intentions when faced with the impact and temptation of fame and fortune?

Hanyu Hideki asked himself, he couldn't do it.

So he chose to indulge part of his desires appropriately and vent his inner impulses.

Then try to control a part of it to match the foresight of his traveler.

How do you say that.

[If a person didn’t die once, he wouldn’t know how cheap he is! 】

He was able to achieve what he did now precisely because he died once.

With the perspective of the dead and the experience of the time traveler.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.

As a time traveler, his biggest problem is that it is difficult to integrate into this time and space, and he always has random thoughts and divergent thoughts from time to time.

Taking back the thoughts in his mind, Hanyu Hideki said to Monica Bellucci, "Let's go meet other guests."

After that, they went to receive other guests who needed to be entertained.

At the same time, someone found Nicole Kidman.

"Nicole, do you want to find a place to chat."

Looking at Naomi Watts in front of her, Nicole Kidman wanted to refuse, but finally nodded.

The two left the room, went to the roof, and found a corner to sit down.

Looking at the night view of Los Angeles in front of her, Naomi Watts asked Nicole Kidman without turning her head, "You just went to attend the CAA party first."

"How do you know?" Nicole Kidman asked.

"There are no secrets in Hollywood," Naomi Watts said.

After hearing this, Nicole Kidman admitted generously, "I went to attend the CAA event first."

Naomi Watts said, "Go and apologize to Mr. Hanyu, he will forgive you."

"Haha, I was hated by him because of this, shouldn't you be the happiest?" Nicole Kidman sarcastically said.

But Naomi Watts didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Nicole Kidman's words, and just said it calmly.

"Nicole, we're friends, at least we were."

Naomi Watts' words stunned Nicole Kidman on the spot.

After being silent for a long time, Nicole Kidman sighed and said, "You don't understand. It's not just because of today's event. I can only say that Yunshang Pictures can no longer satisfy me."

"Yunshang Pictures can't do it, and Mr. Hanyu's wealth can't do it either?" Naomi Watts asked.

And Naomi Watts' words directly made Nicole Kidman laugh.

"Haha, you also had sex with him, didn't you?
Therefore, you also know what kind of person he is, and he will not stay with any woman.

If he is willing to marry me, then I am willing to give up everything I have now.

Do you think he is willing? "

Nicole Kidman's question also silenced Naomi Watts.

And Nicole Kidman didn't wait for Naomi Watts to speak, so she started talking on her own.

"CAA has promised me that it will help me fully organize the Oscar nomination.

They also helped me connect with major studios. Paramount has promised that if Working Girl's box office exceeds $60 million, they will make a big-budget movie for me, with Don Simpson as the producer. .

You know him, he's the producer of Top Gun.

Oscar, Paramount, Don Simpson, and Yunshang Pictures’ connections and resources in Hollywood simply cannot give me this.

Castle Rock Pictures, which has just been established and has not produced a single movie, can the opportunities they provide compare with Paramount?

Naomi, money isn't everything in Hollywood. "

Nicole Kidman looked at the night sky and said these words.

It seems to be for Naomi Watts.

But it seemed like she was trying to convince herself.

Naomi Watts seemed to notice it. She stood up slowly and said, "Nicole, why bother talking so much? You have already made your decision."

After saying that, Naomi Watts turned around and left.

But as soon as she took a step, she stopped again and looked back at her former friend.

"Thanks, but I know you won't."

Naomi Watts' somewhat inexplicable words made Nicole Kidman instinctively ask, "What don't I know?"

Naomi Watts replied, "I just think that even if Mr. Hanyu agrees to marry you, you will not give up everything you have now, because we are no longer who we used to be.

Nicole, I wish you all the best. "

After Naomi Watts said her last blessings, she left completely.

In the corner of the roof, only Nicole Kidman was left.

After a long time.

Nicole Kidman also stood up.

He glanced at the Yunshang Pictures LOGO glowing under the night sky and murmured in a low voice.

"Yes, after tasting the taste of fame and fortune, who is willing to give up?

At least, I don't want to. "

As the last words fell, Nicole Kidman turned and left.

In the end, the only thing left in the night was the red skirt that was billowing in the wind.

……

The next day.

The day after the event.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the observation floor of Hibiscus Garden, Asako Hirohashi was sipping a cup of coffee while overlooking the scenery of Beverly Hills.

At this time, Hanyu Hideki's figure appeared next to him.

"The coffee tastes good."

Hirohashi Asako nodded, "The flavor is very unique."

Hanyu Hideki said, "Denna is very good at making coffee. She also brought the coffee beans from the Philippines. I heard it is called Excelsa."

Hirohashi Asako was a little surprised, "I remember that Hanyu-san didn't like drinking coffee. How could he like it again now?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "I still don't like it, but Xiaoli likes it."

Hearing this, Asako Hirohashi asked, "Is Miss Liu still staying in China?"

Hideki Hanyu nodded, "Yes, I will spend the Chinese New Year with her in a while, and then we will return to Los Angeles together."

Hirohashi Asako laughed and asked jokingly, "What about Hitomi Kuroki? Her due date should be near."

"The due date is in late March. As for what to do, just give birth normally. Can't I afford to raise another daughter?"

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki's answer was incorrect, Hirohashi Asako said no more.

After all, Hanyu Hideki doesn't like others to interfere with his love life.

Besides, it’s just like what Hideki Hanyu said.

Not to mention one more daughter, even seven or eight more, Hanyu Hideki can still afford it now.

As for relationships with these women.

In fact, in Hirohashi Asako's heart, she didn't think those women were worthy of Hanyu Hideki.

Even Akina Nakamori, whom she regarded as her goddaughter, was the same.

The status gap between men and women is really too big.

Even if Hanyu Hideki is really impulsive, he wants to marry one of these women.

Hirohashi Asako felt that maybe she would jump out and object when the time came.

After all, what Hideki Hanyu represents now is no longer a person.

Rather, it is a huge interest group.

It is not even an exaggeration to describe it as an interest group.

This is only talking about the increasingly close cooperation between the Yunshang system and the Elf system.

As for the larger Tohoku Energy, as well as some other investments by Hideki Hanyu, such as those related to the basic industries of Neon.

The interests and relationships involved are more and more complicated.

But those have nothing to do with her.

But judging from the current situation, to a certain extent, Hanyu Hideki's decision not to get married has made the complicated entanglements of interests reach a delicate balance.

This is what many stakeholders are happy to see.

Therefore, no matter how romantic Hanyu Hideki is or how many women he plays with, no one will care.

But at this time, if Hideki Hanyu chooses to get married, other forces will be introduced to the scene.

That would be a complete disaster for the current peaceful situation.

Hirohashi Asako suddenly felt that her thoughts seemed unfair to Hanyu Hideki's life.

Although she is a strong woman in the eyes of the outside world, she is still a traditional woman who grew up in a neon society, and she still feels that marriage is important in her heart.

Therefore, Hirohashi Asako felt a sense of guilt towards Hanyu Hideki because of her current thoughts.

But then, she heard Hideki Hanyu say.

"Oh, I had too much fun last night. Ito-san is so tired that I haven't woken up yet, but the beauty Bill Hart found is really good, tsk tsk..."

Listening to the words from Hideki Hanyu's mouth, he looked at Hideki Hanyu's nostalgic expression.

Hirohashi Asako suddenly felt that the guilt in her heart seemed superfluous.

Hideki Hanyu is simply enjoying his current life.

"Cough cough!"

Hirohashi Asako coughed slightly, indicating that she was still here, and asked Hanyu Hideki to calm down a little.

Hanyu Hideki laughed, "Haha, when I get along with Asako-san, I always forget that you are a woman."

Hirohashi Asako rolled his eyes, "That's not a good thing for me to say."

"Asako-san, don't worry about these details."

After Hanyu Hideki laughed, he looked at the scenery outside the French window and said, "Asako-san, what do you think of the environment here?"

"Very good." Asako Hirohashi answered truthfully.

The pinnacle of hedonism in capitalist countries cannot be described as very good.

Hanyu Hideki said, "Since Asako-san likes it, I will give you a house in Beverly Hills. You can take the children here for vacation when you are free."

Hirohashi Asako said, "It sounds very good, but Hanyu-san helped me choose the house. I have to pay for it myself. I still have the money to buy the house."

"No problem, I know a lot of real estate agents in Los Angeles."

And Hanyu Hideki's voice had just fallen.

As a result, another person's voice came from behind, "I heard someone saying that they wanted to give away a house, but I don't know if it's my share."

When Hideki Hanyu and Asako Hirohashi heard this, they knew without turning around that it was Shinsuke Ito who was speaking.

As expected, the sleepy Ito Shinsuke appeared next to the two of them.

"Haha, I wanted to give it as a gift, but Asako-san didn't accept it and said he wanted to buy it himself."

Hideki Hanyu said, pointing to the Beverly Hills in front of him, "Ito-san, would you like to consider being my neighbor here?"

Ito Shinsuke looked at it and said, "The scenery is nice. Hanyu-san, please help me choose a house as well."

"It's a small matter." Hanyu Hideki agreed casually.

Hirohashi Asako asked curiously, "Ito-san went to bed so late last night. Why did you wake up so early instead of taking a good rest?"

"I'm so strong, I can just sleep."

Listen to Shinsuke Ito's shameless words.

Looking at the other person's figure, he has obviously gained more weight than he did a few years ago.

Think back to the opponent's poor performance last night.

Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but complain, "Ito-san, that's not what you said last night."

"Haha, I've forgotten what happened last night."

After Ito Shinsuke pretended to be confused, he immediately changed the subject and said, "Actually, I remembered that Hanyu-san was leaving for Utah to attend the Sundance Film Festival today, so I got up early and prepared to go with you."

"You don't care about the later stages of Sassy Girl?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

"I'm only going for a few days. I can go back to Neon and deal with it in time." Shinsuke Ito said nonchalantly.

Hanyu Hideki said, "Okay, let's go together in the afternoon."

"How can we get there? Can we drive?" Ito Shinsuke asked.

"It's more than a thousand kilometers and it takes more than ten hours of non-stop driving. Are you sure you want to drive there?"

"Forget it then, I'm worried about my ass."

"If you want to go, just pack your bags."

"Okay, then I'll go get ready."

"Go ahead, Asako-san and I will continue chatting."

Just like that, Shinsuke Ito ran to pack his luggage.

Hideki Hanyu chatted with Asako Hirohashi about other things.

"Asako-san, has the acquisition of Crescent Cinema and AMC been completed?"

Hirohashi Asako nodded, "It's basically coming to an end. We'll deal with some follow-up work and it will be announced in February."

"AMC..." Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but sigh.

AMC, America Movie Theaters.

In the future, with the help of multiple investors and a series of acquisitions and mergers, AMC will eventually become the largest movie theater chain in North America, with movie theaters all over the world.

However, the first time many Chinese people heard the name of this theater chain was when it was acquired by a certain Dalai Wang.

Of course, AMC in the 1980s was already very powerful.

But it is not as large as it will be in the future, the largest in North America and spanning the world.

But Yunshang Pictures was able to successfully swallow up AMC, but it also paid a huge price.

Not only was he burdened with a heavy loan, but he also paid a lot of shares.

At this time, Hirohashi Asako also talked about this matter.

"After acquiring AMC, the control of Crescent Cinemas we obtained through Asian Cinemas will be diluted again to the point where we will no longer be able to control it."

Hanyu Hideki, who had already expected it, said calmly, "Asako-san, don't worry, I have naturally taken this into consideration, and I will find a way in the secondary market next."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Hanyu-san."

Although Hirohashi Asako didn't know clearly, he vaguely knew that Hanyu Hideki had a very powerful power in the Neon Securities Market.

Since Hideki Hanyu said that he had already considered it, she had nothing to worry about.

Besides, after the acquisition of AMC, although the Cloud Department lost absolute control over Crescent Cinemas, it was still able to control the development of Crescent Cinemas with its management and past prestige.

And although they have lost control, after the news is announced, Crescent Cinema's stock price is destined to skyrocket again, which can also bring them huge profits.

After talking about Crescent Cinema, Asako Hirohashi mentioned another thing.

"Hanyu-san, I have contacted all the people you asked me to contact last time. They are all very interested in your plan."

Asako Hirohashi thought of the people and forces that Hanyu Hideki asked her to contact. Among them were not only giant clubs in the entertainment industry, large companies in related industry chains, distributors, and even large enterprises outside the entertainment industry.

These people and forces in Neon even have the power to disrupt certain industries.

So it took her almost half a year just to contact these people and forces.

But thinking about what Hideki Hanyu had to do to contact these people and forces.

Hirohashi Asako looked hesitant.

"Hanyu-san, our industry is running very well now. Are you sure you want to get involved in the production and management of those movies? Neon officials have been suppressing these pink movies."

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he shook his finger and said.

"Asako-san, what we want to do is not a traditional pink movie, but a brand new AV industry chain.

According to my estimation, this new industrial chain will likely create tens of billions of dollars in value in the future.

The market is there and it will happen whether we do it or not.

And compared with the chaos, darkness and evil in the current market, taking the lead in integrating this market will undoubtedly reshape the rules of the entire industry and make it formal and standardized.

This is also a way to protect those vulnerable practitioners.

So, Asako-san, don't feel any burden, because we are actually doing a good thing.

However, it is not enough to rely on the power of the business community to integrate this matter. After I return to Tokyo in February, I will gather those guys to visit several important people.

I believe that with their participation and some benefits, even a group of three from Kansai would willingly hand over their property. "

Hideki Hanyu spoke eloquently, leaving Asako Hirohashi speechless.

But she still had some concerns and said, "But if we personally participate in this kind of love action movie industry, it will definitely have an impact on the reputation of Yunshang Entertainment."

"That's right, so we must put on a layer of vest. After you return to Tokyo this time, first organize our partners to register a new club. The new club will include the production and shooting of love action movies, channel distribution, leasing and sales, etc. Industrial chain business.”

When Hanyu Hideki said this, after thinking for a moment, he blurted out a name.

"Let's call the new club 'Xidu Group'."

　Thanks for the tip for not eating coriander.

　　Today’s update is 11,16, breaking out the Brotherhood to its limit!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)