Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 667: A Person Who Can Get Along with Everyone
If nothing unexpected happens, the new movie of Nicole mentioned by Naomi Watts must be the 20 million blockbuster "The Stepford Wives" starring Nicole Kidman and invested by Paramount.

And listening to Naomi Watts's slightly gloating tone on the phone, Hanyu Hideki didn't even have to guess to know that the box office of this movie would not be very good.

Of course, we can also hear that Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman, once good friends, may never be able to go back to the way they were before.

He remembered that when he watched the news in his previous life, many media reported that these two were lesbians.

But in this time and space, we can only say that it is fate that plays tricks on us.

Hideki Hanyu only gave some help to the two and did not interfere in their relationship.

But just like this, the influence of the butterfly wings and their desire for fame and fortune caused the relationship between the two to drift further and further, and go in a completely different direction in another time and space.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki suddenly felt that everything between the two women was like he was watching a drama that had nothing to do with him.

He was like a person looking down from a high position, able to control everything with ease.

The conflicts between the two women, the intrigues between the two women, and the various choices they made for the sake of their own interests.

Their happiness, their worries, their desires, their pain, all their emotions seemed like a joke to him.

But soon, this "superior" mentality made Hanyu Hideki shake his head.

He didn't like this feeling.

Because many people who think they can control everything are often easily backfired by their own illusions.

In many cases, just feeling, just thinking, just thinking is useless.

You have to do it in a down-to-earth way and take everything into your own hands, just like he did before. Only then will the feeling be real and reliable.

At this time, Hanyu Hideki asked with a smile on his face.

"Naomi, what's the box office for The Replicant Wife?"

"Paramount and Nicole promoted it for so long, but the first-week box office was only $170,000, haha..."

At the end of Naomi Watts's answer, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hearing this number, Hideki Hanyu was quite shocked.

On the 7th of last month, the movie "A Fish Called Wanda" released by Yunshang Pictures in North America was considered a flop with a first-week box office of $110,000.

However, the production cost of "A Fish Called Wanda" was about 7 million US dollars, but Nicole Kidman's "The Stepford Wives" was advertised as a 20 million US dollar production.

Besides, although "A Fish Called Wanda" failed at the box office in its first week, starting from the second week, the film drew a beautiful reverse growth curve at the box office thanks to its excellent comedy plot, outstanding professionalism and reputation among fans.

When Hideki Hanyu had a routine phone call with new Cloud Pictures CEO Alan Horn this month, the other party had just told him that "A Fish Called Wanda" had already made it to the fifth place on the North American weekly box office list.

The total box office reached 20 million US dollars, exceeding the film's profit line.

This upward trend against the trend has surprised many people in the Hollywood industry.

Everyone originally thought that "A Fish Called Wanda" was going to fail, but it miraculously came to life.

But the reason why a miracle is called a miracle is that it is difficult to repeat.

Nicole Kidman's "The Stepford Wives" was a failure, and probably no one dares to guarantee that this movie can make a comeback like "A Fish Called Wanda".

Besides, the scale of "The Replicant" is completely incomparable to "A Fish Called Wanda".

A $20 million blockbuster hit massively in its first weekend, and it would be extremely difficult for it to regain long-term profitability.

What puzzled Hideki Hanyu was that in another time and space, although Nicole Kidman's "The Stepford Wives" failed, the box office did not seem to be as bad as this.

Is it possible that the movie produced this time is even worse than the one in the previous life?
But the producer of this movie is Don Simpson, who is at the peak of his career.

This is the ace producer of "Top Gun" and other blockbusters such as "The Rock" and "Bad Boys".

Hideki Hanyu hasn't paid much attention to the North American film industry recently, and he has no idea about the specific content of this movie, so he asked Naomi Watts curiously.

"Is the movie bad? Isn't Don Simpson the producer? Is the word of mouth bad?"

Hearing Hanyu Hideki's question, Naomi Watts on the other end of the phone seemed a little impatient to answer.

"This movie is so bad that CinemaScore gave it a D+, and even Roger Ebert in New York publicly stated that The Stepford Wives is a miserable farce.

As for Don Simpson, the producer even began to publicly accuse Paramount because of this movie.

Don Simpson said that according to his plan, the film was originally intended to be a pure comedy, but Paramount executives asked to add a lot of thriller elements to the film.

Speaking of this, Naomi Watts smiled.

“I went to the cinema to see it and had no idea what the movie was about, the comedy wasn’t funny and the thriller elements were ridiculous.

And Nicole's performance as the heroine was simply terrible. Many film critics commented that she was like a doll who didn't know what to do in the movie and was useless except for her beauty.

Even film critics said that Nicole's previous performance in Working Girl was simply because the script was so good, which perfectly matched her characteristics as a newcomer.

Some people have criticized that after becoming famous, she did not consolidate her acting skills, but instead quickly joined a 20 million yuan production to take the leading role, which was a complete mistake.

Now the media are saying that Nicole must take the main responsibility for the failure of Copy Wife, and I am afraid that no big production will dare to invite her to play the leading role in the future.
......"

On the phone, Naomi Watts spoke with some gloating about Nicole Kidman's current situation.

Hanyu Hideki smiled lightly.

"The failure of a movie is blamed on a leading actor. There must be someone at Paramount behind this. After all, the top executives at Paramount always have to find a scapegoat for failure, right?"

Naomi Watts was a little surprised when she heard this, "Is Hideki still speaking for Nicole? I thought she chose Paramount in the first place, and you would be happy to see her in trouble now."

"Seeing what she is going through now, I would be lying if I said I was unhappy. However, I am happy, which does not prevent me from evaluating this matter objectively."

As a high-ranking figure in Hollywood, Hideki Hanyu can actually look at this matter from a higher perspective than Naomi Watts, and see some very interesting truths.

Paramount is so anxious to push the media to accuse Nicole Kidman. In addition to making Nicole Kidman take the blame and clearing certain senior executives of responsibility, it is also a way to show goodwill to ace producer Don Simpson.

If Hideki Hanyu guessed correctly, the Hollywood public opinion at this time should be just Don Simpson criticizing Paramount, while Paramount did not respond.

After all, compared to an dispensable actor, Don Simpson, who has another ace producer and friend Jerry Bruckheimer behind him, is undoubtedly more valuable to Paramount.

Don Simpson slams Paramount executives, who in turn push the media to promote Nicole Kidman.

When the news about the box office failure of "The Stepford Wives" died down, both of them absolved themselves of most of the responsibility, and the one who bore the greatest responsibility was Nicole Kidman.

Of course, this is not to say that Nicole Kidman is innocent.

After all, when a big-budget movie flopped, the leading actor received a high salary, so naturally he has to bear the responsibility he should bear.

But in a complex commercial project like a movie, the fact that the producers and investors can simultaneously put all the blame on a leading actor can only prove one thing...

That is, this actor has neither value nor background.

In this regard, Hideki Hanyu can only say that he chose his own path and naturally has to bear the consequences himself.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu didn't plan to chat any more with Naomi Watts who was gloating over her misfortune, and asked directly on the phone.

"I heard from Alan Horn that When Harry Met Sally has officially started filming?"

Naomi Watts responded, "Yes, I'm in New York right now."

"Then shoot it seriously. Although this movie is not a 20 million dollar production, it is your best chance. If you don't want to be like Nicole, then work hard."

When Hideki Hanyu said this, Naomi Watts on the other end of the phone shuddered involuntarily.

Because she thought of Hideki Hanyu's analysis just now. The reason why Nicole Kidman is being criticized by the media now is because Paramount wants to shift the blame for the failure of "The Stepford Wives" to Nicole Kidman.

If "When Harry Met Sally" also fails, will Hideki Hanyu's Cloud Pictures also put the blame for the failure of the film on her?

Judging from the surface strength alone, Hollywood's Cloud Pictures is certainly no match for Paramount.

But the problem is that behind Yunshang Pictures stands Yunshang Entertainment Media Group, and behind Yunshang Entertainment Media Group stands the super-rich boss Hideki Hanyu.

With such strength, even Paramount would have to admit defeat.

Therefore, it would be easy for Yunshang Pictures or Hideki Hanyu to treat her like Paramount treated Nicole Kidman.

At this moment, Naomi Watts suddenly had a feeling that the person talking to her on the other end of the phone was not a human being, but a god standing in the sky looking down at her.

It was so easy to decide her future.

Nicole Kidman's experience made her feel, as never before, what real and unrivaled power is.

With an uncontrollable fear in her heart, Naomi Watts asked carefully, "Sir, if When Harry Met Sally doesn't perform well at the box office, will I..."

She didn't even dare to say the following words.

But Hanyu Hideki is not a fool. Hearing Naomi Watts' tone and the half-spoken words, he easily guessed what she was worried about. "In my opinion, the possibility of failure in When Harry Met Sally is very small. You don't need to think too much about it. Just do your job well."

Such comfort from Hideki Hanyu obviously could not reassure Naomi Watts.

The woman continued to ask carefully, "I mean, what if?"

Hanyu Hideki responded firmly, "There won't be any ifs. Even if there are ifs, you won't be in trouble as long as I'm here."

When Naomi Watts heard this, she felt relieved, but because of her previous associations, she still felt a little uneasy.

So she immediately used a sweet and charming tone.

"You are so nice. I miss you. When will you come to America? I want you to love me well..."

Being teased by Naomi Watts through the phone, the scumbag felt a little itchy in his heart when he thought of Naomi Watts's beautiful face and figure.

He immediately replied, "I will go to America soon."

"Then remember to contact me. I can borrow costumes in advance. You can choose any one you like."

"Don't worry, I will definitely inform you in advance."

Just like that, the scumbag who had an appointment with Naomi Watts hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly finished the final revisions to the story outline of "The Adventures of Jackie Chan" before returning to the bedroom to rest with Zhou Huimin.

However, just now on the phone, he was teased by Naomi Watts across the Pacific Ocean, and next to him was Zhou Huimin, a pregnant woman who could only watch but not move. Needless to say, how uncomfortable he felt all night.

……

The next morning, the scumbag woke up with red eyes.

This is not because he didn't sleep well, it's simply because he was too irritable.

As a last resort, he had to take a cold shower early in the morning and then go to the gym in the house to exercise continuously, and only then did he finally suppress his anger.

It can only be said that the terrifying energy brought by this monstrous physique is not entirely beneficial to him.

Although he can handle women with ease, he is often unsatisfied.

Just one or two hours of sleep a day is completely sufficient.

Even going three days without rest is not a big problem for him.

But at the same time, if his desires are not satisfied, he will feel really uncomfortable both psychologically and physically.

In this regard, the scumbag did go to the hospital for a check-up.

But the doctor said he was in good health, everything was normal, and he couldn't be better.

So now he can only use the influence of time travel as an excuse.

After all, such an exaggerated thing as time travel has happened. In comparison, this abnormality of his body is nothing.

The little beauty Zhou Huimin naturally noticed Hideki Hanyu's situation.

However, out of protection for the girl, Hanyu Hideki refused to help no matter what she said.

This made Zhou Huimin like Hanyu Hideki more and more, but she also couldn't help feeling a little guilty. After all, she knew the scumbag's body well and could see the hardships he had to go through.

Hideki Hanyu naturally didn't care about the girl's little thoughts.

Although he was going to Clearwater Bay TVB City in the afternoon, it didn't mean he had nothing to do before then.

After just finishing his morning exercise, Pan Disheng brought Yang Ziqiong to visit.

On the surface, Pan Disheng learned that Zhou Huimin was pregnant, so he personally visited her and gave her some supplements.

But in fact, as a business partner, it is natural to discuss business matters with Hideki Hanyu.

Michelle Yeoh chatted with Zhou Huimin in the house, while Hideki Hanyu and Pan Disheng sat in the yard.

At the beginning, Pan Disheng talked about some cooperation matters, such as the TGC autumn and winter fashion show, which will leave Japan in September and be held overseas for the first time.

The location is Singapore, which Hideki Hanyu visited not long ago.

In terms of TGC, Pan Disheng cooperated with the TGC organizer to establish the TGC Shop, a themed chain clothing store.

There are many partners behind this store, including the organizer "Cloud Fashion" magazine, Ayi International, Yunshang Entertainment, and even Elf Communication which is responsible for the logistics channels.

Relying on Pan Disheng's management and the help of many behind-the-scenes forces, TGC Shop has developed rapidly since its first store opened in Hong Kong.

Apart from Japan, which is restricted in this country, it has now successfully entered markets such as South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

It can be said that nowadays, except for Singapore, TGC Shop is basically present in major markets throughout Asia.

This year's TGC Fall/Winter fashion show was held overseas for the first time and was decided to be held in Singapore.

Pan Disheng, who is in charge of the management of TGC Shop, naturally also wants to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Singapore market. This time he came to discuss this matter with Hideki Hanyu.

There is no need to go into details about the detailed and tedious contents, but Pan Disheng was quite satisfied in the end.

However, after talking about the TGC Shop, Pan Disheng changed his tone and asked Hanyu Hideki tentatively, "Did Mr. Hanyu have some conflicts with Seibu Group before?"

Hanyu Hideki asked, "What news did Pan Sheng hear?"

"No news. I just went to Neon and saw some media reports saying that the amusement park project jointly developed by Elf Entertainment and Seibu Group had a serious safety scandal. Some people were taken away by the police for investigation, and..."

Pan Disheng hesitated to speak, obviously not finishing his words.

In fact, Hideki Hanyu could have made up for it later. It’s just that some media said that the security incident had originally been suppressed, but Elf Entertainment forcibly demanded an investigation.

In fact, those who were taken away by the police were only a small part of the people involved.

The entire construction and real estate subsidiary of the Seibu Group was in turmoil at this time, and many senior executives were dismissed and demoted.

Therefore, some media began to speculate in a sarcastic way that Seibu Group had secretly broken up with Elf Entertainment because of this incident, and the suspension of the amusement park project was the best proof.

The media have said that this amusement park project will definitely not be launched again.

This is probably the part that Pan Disheng didn't say.

And Hideki Hanyu could also guess why Pan Disheng suddenly mentioned this matter.

Because a long time ago, with his introduction, Pan Disheng went to Neon to meet Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, and finally won the agency rights of Seibu Department Store.

Pan Disheng is now planning to open the first Seibu department store in the mainland.

Obviously Pan Disheng was worried. His cooperation with Seibu Group was introduced by Hanyu Hideki. Now that Elf Entertainment and Seibu Group have a conflict, will Yoshiaki Tsutsumi vent his anger on him, which will eventually affect the agency rights of Westinghouse Department Store.

After guessing this, Hanyu Hideki explained to Pan Disheng with a smile.

"Elf Entertainment and Seibu Group have not broken up. The project has been suspended only for safety rectification. Construction will definitely resume in September, so Mr. Pan does not need to worry. My relationship with Yoshiaki Tsutsumi will never affect your cooperation with Seibu Department Store."

Seeing Hanyu Hideki speak out his thoughts, Pan Disheng quickly denied, "That's not what I meant, I'm just worried..."

But before Pan Disheng could finish his words, Hanyu Hideki interrupted with a smile, "Mr. Pan, there is no need to explain. We are all businessmen. I can understand some things."

"That's good, that's good." Pan Disheng said with a smile.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki shook his head secretly in his heart.

There is certainly nothing wrong with Pan Disheng's businessman's thinking, but it is not a good thing to treat everything with a businessman's thinking.

Pan Disheng developed so well in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, but why did his career stagnate later on? He did not benefit from the development of the mainland at all.

All we can say is that if you only look at interests, don't want to offend anyone, and don't want to suffer losses on anyone, in the end, no one will benefit.

Although he had a close cooperation with Hanyu Hideki, after suspecting that there was a conflict between Elf Entertainment and Seibu Group, his first reaction was to worry that this incident would affect his cooperation with Seibu Group.

Even in this private meeting, he couldn't even say a few words to support Hanyu Hideki.

Even if you are a businessman, you still have to have a stance.

For someone like this who always wants to please everyone and not offend anyone, it is probably the limit for Hanyu Hideki to cooperate with him.

In an instant, Hanyu Hideki lost interest in continuing the conversation with Pan Disheng.

Just at this moment, Zhou Huimin shouted to them at the door with a smile, "Dear, lunch is ready, you and Mr. Pan come in and eat."

Hanyu Hideki then ended the conversation with Pan Disheng and invited him, "Mr. Pan, let's go have dinner together."

(End of this chapter)