Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 650: Busy Before and Busier After
As the mainland will be the world's economic engine for the next thirty years, Hideki Hanyu cannot miss the opportunity here, either for the purpose of making money or out of the patriotism brought by his soul.

This land lease in Shanghai was the first foreign land transaction in China, which was of great historical significance. It also attracted the attention of many Hong Kong and overseas real estate companies and investors. There were many inquiries, but not many people actually bid.

The person who finally won the land was a Chinese-Japanese businessman named Sun, with a winning bid of 28 million US dollars.

Hanyu Hideki did not know this businessman named Sun in Japan.

This is not because Hideki Hanyu has little contact with real estate businessmen, but because the other party's level is far inferior to Hideki Hanyu, and the scale of assets is completely different.

The people that Hideki Hanyu cooperates with are either the richest man in Japan like Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, or the property workers from various places.

It is really difficult for a real estate businessman like Mr. Sun, who took advantage of the bubble economy to get loans and then made various investments overseas, to come into contact with a big shot of Hanyu Hideki's level.

In fact, the 28 million US dollars that the other party won the bid for was also borrowed from a bank.

The result was that the company won the bid in 1988, but the Neon bubble economy collapsed in 1989, and the other party's funding chain was directly broken. They had to withdraw the winning funds and stopped the construction of the Magic City project.

At this time, it was his investment in land in Shanghai that saved him.

Because faced with a businessman named Sun who had no funds to push forward the project, the domestic government returned the favor and used domestic funds to help the businessman named Sun, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, complete the project.

The final product of the project is the Sun Plaza in the CN District of Shanghai.

A businessman named Sun also made a fortune from this project and got out of the financial crisis after the bubble burst.

All I can say is that our mother always repays friendly foreign friends with a thousandfold gratitude.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki felt that since he had traveled through time, there was no reason to give the first bulk lease transaction of foreign land in the country to the businessman named Sun.

Of course, he has to be the first person to try something new.

Winning this bid, for his current net worth, making money is secondary, he is considering other gains.

After all, it is difficult to measure the value of a helping hand that comes in times of need with money.

What's more, this is an act worthy of being written into the history books.

……

With such a mood, Hanyu Hideki, Zhou Huimin and his accompanying team returned to Hong Kong from Thailand early in the morning on the 30th.

As for Hong Kong, the personnel of the relevant companies responsible for this investment promotion conference also received the news as soon as possible.

Regarding this land lease, Hideki Hanyu wants to meet them.

Nowadays, for those in China who are involved in overseas investment, Hideki Hanyu is definitely a well-known name.

This was the peak period of Japan's bubble economy, and Japanese capital invested heavily overseas, although most of the funds flowed to South Korea, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.

But the amount absorbed domestically is actually not small.

Among all the Japanese investors, Marubeni Corporation, Panasonic, Sony, Toyota, Denso, Toshiba, etc. are the earliest and relatively famous ones.

Hideki Hanyu, a rising star in Japan's capital world, is definitely one of the most advanced in terms of scale and funding.

Food, clothing, electronics, chemicals, cosmetics, OEM factories...

Hideki Hanyu's investments span multiple industries.

The last time Hideki Hanyu came to invest, not only was the entire process reported by CCTV, but he was also received by many bigwigs in Yanjing.

In addition to Hideki Hanyu's status as a world cultural celebrity and his substantial influence in the global media, and more importantly, the friendly attitude he has shown towards the mainland, he is definitely a distinguished guest who is listed among the upper echelons and deserves special treatment.

Therefore, when the land leasing staff learned that Hideki Hanyu was interested in the bidding, in order to accommodate Hideki Hanyu's schedule, they directly changed the investment promotion meeting originally scheduled for the morning to the afternoon.

After all, for the staff, the purpose of coming to Hong Kong is to successfully complete the bidding.

What they are most worried about now is that overseas investors are hesitant, which will ultimately lead to the bidding being a lot of noise but little results, and the bidding will be directly failed or even fail to reach the predetermined psychological price.

But now that they heard that Hanyu Hideki was interested, many people's worries disappeared in an instant.

After all, even in the mainland, they have heard that Hideki Hanyu is worth billions of dollars and ranks among the top ten billionaires in the world.

If we could have this young billionaire to back us up, completing the bidding task would be a piece of cake.

Even while Hideki Hanyu was still on the plane, the staff in charge of the investment promotion conference started a heated discussion.

Some people who don’t know Hanyu Hideki worriedly asked, “What do you think of Mr. Hanyu’s attitude? Before he came, the leader said that if he could sell a few million dollars, it would be a success. Can he achieve our set goal?”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shook his head and said, "You underestimate his financial resources. I read reports about him in the Hong Kong media before, and they all said that the valuation given by Forbes magazine was too low."

The original man was surprised and said, "It's too low? Even 7.5 billion US dollars is too low. This is more than our foreign exchange reserves!"

"I saw in the Hong Kong media that the shares of a company he just listed in Japan are worth 7.3 billion US dollars."

The latter continued, "And according to reports, he controls more than just one listed company. There are many companies that are not listed yet and it's hard to calculate the money. Anyway, the Hong Kong media said he is worth 20 billion US dollars."

"Twenty billion dollars!"

Upon hearing this astronomical figure, several staff members were stunned.

I truly felt what it means to be rich enough to rival a country.

At the same time, they felt that if Hanyu Hideki was really interested in land leasing, then their work this time would probably be easily accomplished.

At this time, the first person in charge to react began to give orders.

"Xiao Liu, go and redecorate the conference room for the investment promotion conference and buy some decent fruits. Even though people may not care, we can't bring shame to the country."

After saying that, the person in charge looked at the others and said, "You all go and help, find some flowers to arrange. I'm going to call and ask if the leader has left. After all, I'm not qualified to receive this gentleman."

……

While the organizing staff of the investment promotion conference were busy preparing, Hideki Hanyu, who had landed at Kai Tak International Airport in Hong Kong and returned to 6 Perkins Road, was taking care of Zhou Huimin who was experiencing pregnancy reactions.

"I told you to go to Singapore first and not to accompany me back to Hong Kong, but you refused to listen. Now you are vomiting so badly, and I feel bad for you for suffering."

Zhou Huimin was held in Hanyu Hideki's arms and gently caressed on the back. Although she felt uncomfortable physically, she felt sweet in her heart when she heard Hanyu Hideki's words that seemed to be reproachful but were actually caring.

Especially since she had just finished a romantic wedding ceremony with Hideki Hanyu.

On the beach, Hideki Hanyu came riding a white horse.

Wearing a beautiful white wedding dress, she was held hand by Hideki Hanyu and walked into the quaint, elegant, bright and clean church in the presence of her relatives and friends.

Everything is so beautiful...

"It's all my fault. I delayed you from doing your business." Zhou Huimin hugged Hanyu Hideki apologetically.

"What are you talking about? I did all this willingly." The scumbag hugged Zhou Huimin.

Zhou Huimin followed up with a low voice, "Well... I am willing too."

When the scumbag heard this, he lifted the beauty's chin and asked, "What are you willing to do?"

Zhou Huimin said shyly, "I am willing to be your woman... and give birth to a baby for you."

Although the scumbag was a playboy, the girl's words made him feel moved, and he lowered his head and prepared to kiss her.

But at this moment, they heard footsteps coming from the stairs, and the two had to temporarily stop their intimate actions.

Then, they saw Zhou's mother walking upstairs with a bowl in her hand.

"I asked the kitchen to make a bowl of soup. You will feel better after drinking it, Amin."

"Ok."

Zhou Huimin took the soup handed to her by her mother and started drinking it.

Hanyu Hideki asked at the right time, "Mother, how good are the chefs in the kitchen? Are the dishes to Vivian's taste? If not, just replace them and hire new ones."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother hurriedly said, "Chef Fang cooks very well and is a good person. Amin and I are very satisfied with him."

"That's good, but even if you have nothing to do, don't go to the kitchen to help. I paid them to provide service for you and Vivian. If there's not enough staff, I can just hire more. There's no need to work so hard yourself."

Hearing Hanyu Hideki's words, Zhou's mother waved her hands and said, "That's enough, that's enough. We have enough manpower. In addition to Chef Fang and his wife, there are three Filipino maids in this house, and there is also the female bodyguard. If we add more people, there will be no room for them."

Zhou's mother said that there were too many people, but to Hanyu Hideki, it sounded like the house was too small.

So he frowned and said, "Although this place is nice, the house is indeed a bit small. I will ask people to ask the neighbors if they want to sell their houses. If they do, we can connect the surrounding land together and demolish the houses to rebuild them all.

After all, after the child is born, it is impossible not to have a place to play outside. "

Hanyu Hideki's "simple and crude" idea really left Zhou's mother speechless, and she said she could not understand the rich man's way of thinking.

Naturally, Hanyu Hideki had no intention of discussing this with Zhou's mother when he said this.

After making his own decision, he looked at his watch and found that it was almost time, so he planned to set off for the land leasing investment promotion conference.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to Zhou Huimin.

"Vivian, I have to go to work. I will go directly to Singapore after I finish. I won't be able to come back to accompany you. It's all my fault that I'm too busy with work."

Zhou Huimin said sympathetically, "My dear, it's more important for you to focus on your work. In fact, it's my fault. If I wasn't in poor health, I should have accompanied you to Singapore."

"Well, call me if you need anything. I'm leaving now."

……

In this way, Hanyu Hideki bid farewell to Zhou Huimin and set off for Wan Chai District where the land investment promotion conference was held.

How should I put it? The current situation in the country is still quite difficult.

The investment promotion conference was held in a very ordinary hotel in Wan Chai, and the conference room provided by the hotel also seemed quite shabby.

However, compared with the shabby environment, Hanyu Hideki felt the warm hospitality and the venue was obviously carefully decorated.

In particular, according to the staff, the leader responsible for receiving him rushed over from the country after receiving the news yesterday.

However, compared with the enthusiasm of the staff, the atmosphere of this investment promotion conference seemed quite deserted.

There were very few visitors from Hong Kong's large real estate companies, and even if they did, they basically sent ordinary employees as representatives.

As for interested investors, there are even fewer of them.

As for whether there is a representative of the Japanese boss Sun, Hideki Hanyu is too lazy to care.

After all, to put it bluntly, all the companies present today are no match for him even if they were bundled together.

Anyway, after he briefly listened to the content of the investment promotion conference and learned about the size of the land, the nature of the lease, and the various conditions of seven connections and one leveling, he was invited into another room by the leader who arrived at the last minute.

After entering the room, before discussing anything, the man picked up the phone and said, "Sir, ...I want to talk to you."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki immediately picked up the phone.

There wasn't much Hanyu Hideki could say about the phone call.

After all, the call came from Yanjing. In order to avoid the plane from being broken, Hanyu Hideki could not even reveal the identity of the caller.

As for the content of the call, it was nothing more than some words of thanks for support. You can understand it on your own and I won’t say more here.

After hanging up the phone call with Yan Jing, Hideki Hanyu sat back in front of the receptionist.

Seeing that the upper management had already communicated, the other party asked directly, "Mr. Hanyu has also learned the details of this land lease. If there is anything you don't understand about this matter, or if there is anything we can do to provide services, please feel free to ask."

When talking to Hanyu Hideki, the international friend who was talking directly to that person, the person in charge of reception was also very careful and respectful when speaking.

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki smiled elegantly.

“You have done a great job. I don’t have anything else to ask. I am really interested in this leasehold land.

However, today is just an investment promotion meeting, and the actual bidding will not be opened until the end of next month. I really don’t have the time and energy to keep paying attention to this matter. Considering the benefits to both of us, how about we just come up with a plan to cover the bottom line?"

When the receptionist heard that Hanyu Hideki was willing to help, he was happy in his heart, but on the surface he tried not to show it and asked, "What is the backup plan? Mr. Hanyu, please tell me."

"How about this? No matter what the highest bid is at the end of July, my bid will be increased by two million dollars by default."

Hideki Hanyu made his proposal.

When the receptionist heard this, even though he was the leader in charge of this matter, he did not dare to agree easily.

After all, this land lease is also an experimental attempt to allow domestic land transactions to try out overseas rules.

Hideki Hanyu's direct cover operation seems to be against the rules no matter how you look at it.

However, thinking of Hanyu Hideki's status and influence, he did not dare to refuse directly.

So all he could say was, “Mr. Hanyu, can I make a phone call?”

Hanyu Hideki nodded and said, "Of course."

Then, the man contacted the country in front of Hideki Hanyu.

After reporting Hanyu Hideki's proposal, the other party waited for a long time before hanging up the phone. Finally, he looked at Hanyu Hideki and said, "We agree with Mr. Hanyu's backup plan."

After all, as Hideki Hanyu said, this kind of backup plan is beneficial to all of them.

Hideki Hanyu doesn't have to spend energy thinking about his bid.

Domestic land leasing can also secure a higher price.

After all, their original plan was to lease the land for fifty years for only a few million dollars.

Now Hanyu Hideki's bid is two million, which is more than half of their psychological expectations. This is good news for the country. As for how to operate in the middle, it is a very simple matter for both parties.

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki smiled, stood up, shook hands and said, "It seems that I can carry out the architectural design according to the land documents in advance."

"If there is anything we can help you with, please feel free to ask, Mr. Hanyu," said the receptionist.

"Of course, but I have to leave now. I have to take a plane to Singapore this afternoon to inspect some investments there."

"Then please allow me to see Mr. Hanyu off."

……

Just like that, Hideki Hanyu left this ordinary hotel in Wan Chai and hurried to Kai Tak International Airport, heading to the last stop of his inspection, Singapore.

According to the original itinerary, the inspection trip to Singapore was to last two days.

Although Elf Entertainment has only invested in two factories here, it has quite a few partners. Moreover, Singapore is another financial hub in Asia, and Hideki Hanyu's companies have made key layouts in all of them.

Therefore, Hideki Hanyu still attaches great importance to Singapore.

Singapore itself also attaches great importance to his arrival.

Unfortunately, due to a series of events, although the time of his arrival in Singapore remained unchanged, the length of his stay in Singapore had to be reduced.

We arrived in Singapore on the evening of the 30th, stayed there for a day on July 1st, and had to return to Sendai that evening.

Because number two is Hidetoshi Hanyu’s engagement ceremony.

When the time comes, all the important guests will come for him, so naturally he will not be able to not show up.

Just thinking about this trip, Hanyu Hideki felt his calves ache.

It turns out that being a wealthy man who looks good in front of others is not that easy.

However, this emotion was quickly suppressed in his heart when he arrived in Singapore.

After all, as soon as he got off the plane, he saw the founding father of Singapore leading the team to welcome him personally, and there were countless media reporters, so Hideki Hanyu still had to manage his expression well.

Fortunately, although the scumbag was tired, his physical condition was still quite good.

Although he has been running a lot, doing a lot of things, and having a lot of women accompany him in the past few days, he still looks upright and full of energy.

Coupled with his gold-rimmed glasses and suit, he is gentle, elegant, and handsome enough to make any woman who sees him stare at him.

Just in terms of appearance, it definitely deserves a full score.

It is no wonder that the Japanese media has spared no effort in promoting Hideki Hanyu over the years.

After all, if we don’t promote the tall and handsome Hideki Hanyu, should we promote those short and ugly guys in Japan?
The former helps Japan improve its international image, while the latter simply lowers the average score.

“Welcome Mr. Hanyu to Singapore.” Singapore’s founding father stepped forward to shake hands and expressed his welcome in English.

"It's a great honor to be welcomed by Mr. Li." Hanyu Hideki also replied in English.

Mr. Li smiled and said, "Mr. Hanyu has helped the development of Singapore. Of course I welcome him."

No wonder Mr. Li was so polite and came to greet Hanyu Hideki in person.

After all, these days, for a super-rich person worth tens of billions, it is no joke to describe him as rich enough to rival a country.

Singapore, which later became the economic leader in Southeast Asia, now has foreign exchange reserves of only about US$17 billion.

Although Forbes announced that Hideki Hanyu is worth US$7.5 billion, Mr. Li does not think this is a real number.

Even if that number is not as high as Singapore’s foreign exchange reserves, it is estimated that it will not be too different.

Such a super-rich man whose wealth is comparable to that of a country is certainly worthy of being received personally by Mr. Li.

After speaking politely, Mr. Li made an invitation gesture to Hanyu Hideki.

"We have prepared a welcoming banquet for Mr. Hanyu, but before that, I wonder if Mr. Hanyu is willing to accept media interviews. After all, there are many people in Singapore who like Mr. Hanyu very much."

Hideki Hanyu is coming to Singapore to inspect investments. If he can say something nice, it will naturally attract investors' attention to Singapore. This is also the reason why Mr. Li invited Hideki Hanyu to be interviewed.

Hideki Hanyu readily agreed to the invitation.

"sure……"

Next, Hideki Hanyu accepted interviews from a number of media, including Singaporean media, local media in Southeast Asia, and even his own Yunshang media.

look carefully.

Wow, the Asian Channel of Yunshang Satellite TV even brought a live broadcast truck here, which really gives face to the boss.

However, what Hideki Hanyu said to the media were just polite words.

This kind of occasion is not suitable for him to show his personality.

Moreover, whether in the literary or business circles, he has always been seen by outsiders as a "law-abiding" and "polite" person.

In the early days of Japanese literary world, he became famous at a young age and made a lot of money, but the way he spoke and acted was completely different from a certain Korean young man in China.

He will actively join various associations and organizations, enthusiastically participate in various circle activities, and get along very well with his seniors and juniors.

Even though his business empire has expanded now, it’s hard for him to find time to attend some unimportant events, but even though he isn’t there in person, his thoughts are definitely there.

Today, he has become an important donor to many literary organizations in Japan and even overseas.

His companies are also important sponsors of some of the activities of these organizations.

This is also why, although there have always been some people in the literary circle who have objections to him, such as the claim that he uses his face to sell books.

But these words are just non-mainstream opinions.

What is the real mainstream comment on him in the literary world?

He is a leader and mainstay of the new generation of Japanese literary world, and is considered the most outstanding younger writer by his predecessors.

He won all the awards that belonged to him.

He even won some awards that were not his.

Although the situation in the international literary world is slightly worse, the evaluation of him is generally very high, and is mostly praised.

After all, the combination of "knowing the rules" and "being rich" is a powerful combination that is extremely powerful.

Hideki Hanyu has no tendency to be self-abuse, so if he can get a good reputation, he will naturally try his best to do so. He plays with his personality and acts avant-garde, and is finally boycotted by the industry and criticized by public opinion. What good is that for him?

He is actually the same in the business world.

He operates in accordance with the rules, knows how to share opportunities and benefits, and actively integrates into the upper class. He has not shown any rebellious behavior like a newly rich man who wants to overturn tradition.

In addition, the industries they are engaged in are all emerging industries. Not only do they not conflict with old-established companies, but they can also form a good chain of complementary interests.

In addition to some direct competitors such as Nintendo, Sega and Bandai, the entire business community also has a very good opinion of him.

Make many friends and few enemies.

This statement never goes out of date.

Of course, we cannot say that his image is perfect. After all, his reputation as a playboy is now almost bigger than that of a super rich man.

As the saying goes, 'If you walk by the river, you'll get your shoes wet.'

With so many beauties around you, it is impossible to avoid being photographed by the media.

He can still suppress the news from Japan.

But he is often powerless to do anything about overseas news.

Not long ago, many Hong Kong media dug up some of his romantic affairs based on the luxury house he bought and the women living in it.

It's just that neither he nor his woman responded directly.

Although the media hype died down after a while, this incident still brought him some other troubles.

That is, the women in Hong Kong who wanted to get close to him were becoming more and more crazy, and even those who had only played friendly games with him before were trying to contact him again.

The reason is not difficult to guess. After all, the luxury mansions that have been exposed by the media are all worth a lot of money. The mansions are equipped with chefs, Filipino maids and bodyguards. The women living there drive luxury cars when going out, and they spend money on shopping in Central without regard to expenses.

Hideki Hanyu is willing to provide women with a life that is even more luxurious than that of the wives of wealthy men. In Hong Kong, a place that pursues wealth, which young woman would not want it?

And now, as long as you get together with Hideki Hanyu, you can have all of this immediately. It would be strange if women didn't go crazy.

……

Let's bring the topic back to Hideki Hanyu who is on an inspection tour in Singapore.

After the interview at the airport, Hideki Hanyu attended the welcoming banquet prepared by Mr. Li.

After a dinner that was enjoyable to both the host and the guests, Hanyu Hideki checked into the Stamford Swissotel in Singapore after being seen off by Mr. Li.

At this time in the late 1980s, not only could Hideki Hanyu not see the famous Jewel Changi Airport forest scenery, but there was also no trace of the landmark Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

Singapore at that time was still somewhat unfamiliar to him, and was completely different from the prosperous Lion City in his memory.

But the Swissotel Stamford where he stayed was actually not bad.

This is a five-star luxury hotel designed by I.M. Pei and completed only two years ago. It is the tallest in Southeast Asia.

Standing in front of the huge glass windows on the high floors, admiring the neon lights of Singapore at night and the sea view in the distance, the hotel itself is top-notch even in Tokyo.

Of course, for Hideki Hanyu, who is used to living in various luxury houses, no matter how luxurious the hotel is, it is difficult to stir up waves in his heart.

Moreover, after a few days of busy schedule, he had spent seven hours on the "Cloud" today alone. He was not in the mood to see any beautiful scenery at the moment.

After a brief appreciation, Hanyu Hideki returned to his bedroom to rest.

Silent all night.

When Hanyu Hideki woke up, the summer month of June had passed and the autumn month of July had slowly arrived.

Looking back on the New Year’s Eve at Moon Lake Manor in America, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

1988 is already halfway through.

"After this month, I will be one year older."

In front of the mirror, Hideki Hanyu, who was taking care of his appearance with the help of a stylist, sighed.

Chiba Xun, who was reporting today's schedule nearby, heard this and said very seriously, "But I really can't see any changes in Mr. Hanyu."

Hanyu Hideki continued with emotion, "I was born in 1962. After my birthday this month, I will be years old, which is not young at all."

"Uh……"

Chiba Kaoru actually wanted to complain, 26 years old is obviously very young, what does it mean to be not young anymore.

Moreover, if you only look at the appearance of our boss, he is so young that you can squeeze water out of him. There is no problem in saying that he is a college student.

He is obviously a man, why does his skin look so good?

Even when stylists are doing your hair and makeup artists are doing your makeup, they have to deliberately make it look more mature, so as not to appear too immature when talking about business.

Suppressing the mood to complain, Chiba Kaoru followed the itinerary suggestions.

"Teacher Hanyu, if we try to finish everything today, we won't have enough time. Why don't we select one or two companies to inspect first and then do the rest later."

Hanyu Hideki heard this and said helplessly, "I want to do this, but I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time in a short time.

In addition to Xiu Li's marriage this month, the matter of the European Leyland Group is also likely to have a conclusion, so I must go to the UK in person.

There is also the new factory that Toyota is helping to build for Lamborghini, and the construction is nearing completion. I will also be in Italy to attend this event.

The new president of Cloud Pictures has been urging me to go to Los Angeles to inspect the new park he has chosen for Cloud Pictures in Burbank.

Besides, I have other things to do in America..."

The other thing that Hideki Hanyu did not mention specifically at the end was that he went to Arkansas to attend the inauguration ceremony of a project invested by Blockbuster and Genie Entertainment.

In addition to this, there is another crucial thing, that is, this year is the election year in America.

A president who served as a bomber pilot in World War II will officially ascend the throne this year with the support of the current president.

Although the other party was unable to directly invite him, a "foreigner," to the subsequent campaign fundraising dinner held in Los Angeles, it invited the American companies in which he had invested to attend.

Of course, as a permanent resident holding a green card, he can also participate in election fund injection through certain channels.

In short, if you want to bypass those rules, people have already developed a lot of ways.

But no matter what, on the surface, these things have nothing to do with Hideki Hanyu.

all in all.

He was busy before, and he will only be busier after.

So he can only visit as many of Singapore’s inspection targets as he can. As for the rest, he definitely won’t have time to come back in the short term.

(End of this chapter)