Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 670 Logistics Acquisition Everything is as expected

At Christie's auction, the auction is about to begin.

Hanyu Hideki and Mr. Zhao San sat at a round table covered with white silk cloth, flipping through the auction brochures in their hands and talking in low voices.

However, the two people’s conversation at this time was not entirely about the auction.

Mr. Zhao San has now separated from his father and developed his own business. He has built his own career in Hong Kong through real estate, but he is not satisfied with developing his business only in Hong Kong.

The other party had wanted to invest in Japan before. After all, he could talk to Hideki Hanyu and get in touch with him.

But after investigating it afterwards, Mr. Zhao San found that the investment cost of Neon Real Estate was too high and did not suit his style of quick in and quick out.

But soon, as real estate prices in Neon continued to rise, a group of wealthy people who had previously invested in Neon saw their properties continue to appreciate in value, and their assets all soared.

When Mr. Zhao San mentioned this matter in front of Hanyu Hideki, he regretted it and lamented endlessly.

But it's too late to regret now.

At this time, Hideki Hanyu has basically sold all the properties that he can sell. The remaining ones that have not been sold are those that he plans to keep and operate himself.

As for matchmaking for others, Hideki Hanyu doesn't have the time for that at the moment, and it is even more impossible for him to change his career and become a real estate agent.

Without the support of Hideki Hanyu, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for outsiders to enter the Japanese real estate market at this time.

If you can't go to the Neon real estate market, then you can only go to other areas.

However, the real estate business has an obvious "local tyrant" nature, and there are some places where you can't do it just because you want to.

To invest overseas, one needs not only funds but also connections.

Therefore, Mr. Zhao San wanted to get Hideki Hanyu to cooperate and invest in the group company he inherited from his family, which is now renamed Zhuoneng.

"I have heard that Mr. Hanyu has connections in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places. If I can cooperate with him, my development in Southeast Asia will be smooth sailing."

Hearing Mr. Zhao San's flattering words, Hanyu Hideki's expression remained calm and he smiled without saying a word.

He was interested in Mr. Zhao San only because of his connections in Hong Kong and some of his properties.

For him now, investing in Zhuoneng is not a big deal at all.

Now Zhuo Neng is just starting out, and it is certain that we can make money by investing in others.

It is not a problem to earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

For ordinary people, this is of course an astronomical figure, a fortune that cannot be earned in a lifetime.

But in Hanyu Hideki's view, the accounts are not calculated in this way.

First of all, let alone the future, even now he is not short of these hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

Furthermore, if it was just about making money, it wouldn't be worth it for him to use his connections to help Zhuo Neng open up new prospects overseas.

Although Young Master Zhao San was very much to his liking, personal relationships were personal relationships and business was business, and he would not do business just for a little personal favor.

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki didn't say anything, Mr. Zhao San was not a fool. He knew that Hanyu Hideki could not be convinced easily, so he continued.

"I heard from Liu Luanxiong that Shengshi Real Estate, which you invested in, is planning to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. I have some connections in this area and can lend a helping hand."

After hearing this, Hanyu Hideki still did not give a direct answer.

At this moment, the auction officially began.

On the stage, an auctioneer in a suit and tie opened the show to all the guests with a professional smile.

Looking at this male auctioneer, Hanyu Hideki couldn't help but think of the Christie's auction he watched online in his previous life, and the vice president Chen Liangling who served as the auctioneer.

But in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person and could only watch the wealthy people raise their hands to bid with great enthusiasm.

Now, he is there in person and can buy whatever he wants.

For a moment, time and space intertwined, and I felt a lot of emotion.

However, as communication media developed in later generations, many buyers chose to auction off-site, hiding their identities and not making themselves known.

But now, there are relatively more wealthy people coming to the scene.

After the auctioneer finished his opening remarks, he immediately got down to business and introduced the first item of the day.

A Damascus scimitar from overseas. According to the description of the item's origin, it was the sword worn by the last king of the Safavid dynasty.

The starting price of this cold weapon is not high, only 20,000 US dollars. It is obviously an item selected by the auction to attract customers.

There is actually not much to say about the knife. It is just the most typical Damascus scimitar. The handle and scabbard are inlaid with gems and wrapped with gold wire, and the blade has the unique pattern of Damascus knives.

But the way this knife appeared was somewhat special.

Because the person holding it is a beauty in a red dress, it is Mei Ziwei who won the third place in Miss Hong Kong last night.

Hanyu Hideki and Zhao Sangongzi, who had met Fang Yihua when they entered the building, were not surprised by this.

Because Fang Yihua has already told Hanyu Hideki that today TVB plans to cooperate with Christie's to let the award-winning contestants experience the so-called "upper class" life and help them broaden their horizons.

However, except for Hideki Hanyu and the other guest, other guests were somewhat surprised to see that Christie's actually used the Miss Hong Kong winner as a hostess.

The atmosphere of this auction became inexplicably lively.

Such remarkable results also made the president of Christie's, who temporarily agreed to cooperate with TVB, very satisfied with his decision.

And as Mei Ziwei walked onto the stage holding a Damascus scimitar.

Finally, Hanyu Hideki made some pointed remarks.

"A precious sword goes well with a beautiful woman. If this sword is taken out alone, it is really not outstanding. But now with the beauty as a backdrop, it is somewhat extraordinary."

"Yes, Christie's is collaborating with Miss Hong Kong, that's right..."

Mr. Zhao San was halfway through his words when he suddenly seemed to realize something.

He turned to look at Hanyu Hideki and asked in a low voice, "Sir, are you talking about the cooperation with Zhuoneng?"

It is true that Mr. Zhao San is a playboy, but he has never been a fool.

After he proposed the cooperation, Hanyu Hideki suddenly said this. Although he didn't fully guess why, it definitely contained other meanings.

At this time, the auction has already begun.

Hanyu Hideki casually raised the price of the knife to 45,000 US dollars, and then said to Mr. Zhao San.

"Just like this knife, some things are originally dim and have nothing to do with it, it's just because it's not in the right hands."

After hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Mr. Zhao San scratched his head and said, "Sir, why are you like my father, always talking in riddles? Just tell me directly."

Seeing that the auction for the Damascus scimitar was still going on, Hanyu Hideki did not rush to bid, but turned to ask Mr. Zhao San.

"Before Mr. Zhao's Zhuo Neng was renamed, it seemed to be called Far East Wool Fiber, right?"

"That's right." Mr. Zhao nodded.

Everyone doing business in Hong Kong knows about this, so it's not surprising that Hideki Hanyu knows about it.

But after confirming it, Mr. Zhao San explained, "But wool fiber is no longer the main business. Since the 1960s, Far East Group has been responsible for real estate investment. This is also the reason why I changed the name."

"Seventy thousand dollars."

Hanyu Hideki raised the placard to bid first, and then spoke to Mr. Zhao San.

"Although Far East Group does not engage in textile business, it did operate and build logistics business in the early years with the cooperation of Zhao's shipping. I wonder how this part of the business is doing now?"

At this point, Hanyu Hideki's true intentions were revealed.

What he was most interested in about Mr. Zhao San's business was actually the logistics business of the current Zhuoneng, formerly the Far East Group.

Although he was asking about the situation, after investigation, he actually knew this part of the business very well, perhaps even better than Mr. Zhao San.

With the help of the Zhao family's shipping industry, this part of the business has developed to a certain scale in Southeast Asia and Oceania, and even has long-term business in the UK and Europe.

Even in the late 1970s, it extended its tentacles into the domestic market.

Although the logistics business shrank sharply in the mid-to-late 1980s as the Zhao family shifted its main focus to real estate, the remaining relationships and channels could still be reactivated with a little management.

This is definitely a significant supplement for Damu Logistics, which is still expanding rapidly and seeking to go public, especially as it can help it enter the shipping field.

Of course, what Hideki Hanyu values ​​most are the channels that the Zhao family opened up in the country in the early years.

At the beginning of the year, Damu Madou entered the mainland to develop his business. Not only did his business fail to get off the ground, but he also had the misfortune of encountering a hepatitis outbreak in Shanghai.

As a result, after several months of hard work, the mainland logistics business can be said to have achieved nothing.

In response to this, Kitahara Eri suggested that Oki Mato find an opportunity to expand business in the mainland again.

But after getting to know Mr. Zhao San, Hanyu Hideki saw the information about logistics in the other party and felt that there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Directly taking over this part of the Zhao family's business, even though the Zhao family's logistics relies on port development, using it as a stepping stone to directly jump from zero to one is much easier than starting over.

At this moment, Mr. Zhao San finally understood what Hanyu Hideki was trying to do.

His expression relaxed at first, because in his opinion, the Zhuoneng Group, which was now focused on real estate business, did not need these original logistics businesses at all.

But then he frowned again.

Although he doesn't care about the logistics business, it does not all belong to him. A large portion of the subsidiary's shares are actually held by his younger brother.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhao San said bluntly, "Mr. Hanyu, I have no objection to selling the logistics business to you, but my brother has a lot of shares in that company, and I can't make decisions for him."

Hanyu Hideki spread his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao, your brother and I are not friends, so I can only ask you for this matter. If you can help me negotiate it, then everything will be easy for Zhuoneng Investment."

Hideki Hanyu put forward his conditions.

It's very clear and fair, and it's up to Mr. Zhao San to make the choice.

Mr. Zhao nodded, "I hope you can give me some time."

"Mr. Zhao, please don't let me wait too long."

Although Hideki Hanyu is not in a hurry for the acquisition in the short term, he does not want to delay it for too long, nor does he want to invest too much energy in it.

If there was no one in Damu Logistics who was suitable to deal with wealthy people like Mr. Zhao Sangong of Hong Kong, and if he particularly valued the channels in the mainland, he would not have wasted his time on this kind of "small business".

Mr. Zhao San replied, "Two months, I will give you a definite answer."

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from Mr. Zhao."

Hanyu Hideki said, and raised his placard again to bid for the Damascus scimitar, "One hundred thousand dollars."

The price of the Damascus scimitar has reached its limit.

A customer who had been bidding against Hanyu Hideki finally gave up and let the auctioneer count down to the end, and Hanyu Hideki won the Damascus scimitar.

What’s interesting is that it seems to be due to the cooperation with TVB today. After the auctioneer dropped the hammer, Mei Ziwei came directly to Hanyu Hideki with a knife, as if she wanted Hanyu Hideki to check the items immediately.

But Mr. Zhao San, who was a people-pleaser, smiled and waved to the waiter next to him.

"It must be hard for this lady to stand all the time. Please bring a chair over so that she can sit down and watch slowly."

Since the important guest asked, it was difficult for Christie’s staff to refuse.

So next, everyone saw Mei Ziwei walking over with the brand in her hands, and the next moment she sat down at the table of Hanyu Hideki and Mr. Zhao San.

The girl looked confused and seemed to be at a loss.

But when she secretly glanced at Hanyu Hideki next to her, her expression was nervous with a hint of shyness.

After all, the news that Hanyu Hideki had chosen her as the third place last night had already spread all over TVB. Looking at Hanyu Hideki, who had a cold temperament but was still handsome, the girl couldn't help but have many beautiful fantasies in her mind.

Backstage, Fang Yihua, who led the team today, saw this scene. He saw that Hanyu Hideki did not reject the arrangement of Mr. Zhao San, and he immediately understood something in his heart.

Of course, except for Fang Yihua who seemed to be thinking about something, the other award-winning contestants who came to the auction were not in such a good mood.

After all, while others get close to the big guys, they can only watch.

Although everyone has entered the circle by winning the Miss Hong Kong title, and may become a big star in the future, or even marry into a wealthy family, there are shortcuts available, so who would be willing to work hard and gain experience at TVB?

In the current situation, they might still be working hard to get roles, but the next moment they see Mei Ziwei moving into a mansion. How can they not be envious and jealous?

But unfortunately, Mr. Zhao asked Mei Ziwei to sit down just on a whim, wanting to find a female companion for Hanyu Hideki.

When the other Miss Hong Kong winners came out, Hanyu Hideki happened to pay for the items they displayed, so Mr. Zhao San did not keep anyone, not even the Miss Hong Kong champion Chan Shu-lan.

But I have to say that what Mr. Zhao San just said downstairs made a lot of sense.

That's what's the point of men trying to be in the limelight without women's support.

Today, with the presence of beauties like the Miss Hong Kong winner, the enthusiasm of male customers to bid has obviously increased a lot, which also makes the person in charge of Christie's feel like they have gained something unexpected.

I even started to think about whether I should collaborate with Miss Hong Kong in the future to hold an auction after the finals.

If we add the name of charity, I believe the effect will be very good.

As the auction was drawing to a close, as Hanyu Hideki bought a jade bracelet for $45,000, Mr. Zhao San smiled and congratulated him.

"Mr. Hanyu, you have gained a lot today."

Mei Ziwei, who had gradually adapted to the situation, also followed the example of Mr. Zhao Sangong's daughter and said some words of congratulations to Hanyu Hideki.

Hanyu Hideki said nonchalantly, "They are just little things, just perfect for decorating the house."

Today's Christie's auction is mainly focused on antiques, porcelain, Chinese paintings, jewelry, etc.

Hideki Hanyu has quite a few houses in Hong Kong, so he just bought some extras to decorate his home.

Some jewelry can be given to women as gifts.

Anyway, for Hideki Hanyu, the prices of these things are not expensive nowadays.

Even at Christie's auctions, it is not always possible to see items sold at sky-high prices.

For example, today, after a whole morning, the most expensive item sold was just the posthumous work of a certain Chinese painting master, which was bought by Hideki Hanyu for US$650,000.

So even though Hanyu Hideki bought a lot, if you calculate the total price, it was only two million US dollars.

Ok……

For Hideki Hanyu, two million dollars is just that.

But in the eyes of others, it was definitely a lavish expenditure of money.

Especially those Hong Kong beauties who were brought here.

A huge fortune equivalent to more than 15 million Hong Kong dollars was spent by Hideki Hanyu in more than two hours.

Therefore, every time they appeared on the stage, the heat in their eyes seemed to ignite Hanyu Hideki.

But unfortunately, until the end of the auction, Hideki Hanyu didn't pay much attention to these women.

And then Mr. Zhao San said, "I have already booked a place for lunch. How about introducing a few friends to Mr. Hanyu?"

Hideki Hanyu left Christie's headquarters.

It's just that when the scumbag left, he took Mei Ziwei with him. While Fang Yihua had no objection to it, it made the other Miss Hong Kong winners jealous.
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"If Mr. Hanyu is willing, I can act as a recommender and invite you to join the Jockey Club. If you like, I can also transfer some of the horses I have to you."

Deep Water Bay, inside a private club.

A French lunch took more than three hours.

With the introduction of Mr. Zhao San, Hideki Hanyu met several new friends.

One of the second-generation members who holds a select membership of the Jockey Club enthusiastically invited Hanyu Hideki.

Membership of the Hong Kong Jockey Club is definitely a remarkable status in Hong Kong, representing social status, wealth, and a well-known honor.

In addition to improving one's status, the Jockey Club can also provide an invisible communication platform, whether it is business cooperation or services in life.

Therefore, people from all walks of life in Hong Kong highly respect the Jockey Club membership, and many newly wealthy people are even willing to spend huge sums of money to join.

But unfortunately, Hideki Hanyu has no interest in membership of the Jockey Club.

Not to mention, he doesn't like horse racing itself.

As for the platform that the Jockey Club can provide, it is really dispensable and like a chicken rib to him.

Hong Kong could never be the focus of his career from the beginning to the end.

The plate is small, the market is narrow, and it's difficult to move.

Even if you need financial services, wouldn't it be more convenient to go to Tokyo?
He is now running Hong Kong, but he is just using it as a springboard to enter the mainland.

After all, when it comes to real wealth, even if all the well-known wealthy people in Hong Kong were bundled together, they might not be able to surpass him.

The help the Jockey Club could give him was pitifully small.

There was no way he was going to spend time cultivating relationships at the Jockey Club.

So when faced with the invitation from the second generation, Hideki Hanyu joked.

"Compared to the Jockey Club, I think the service here is pretty good. Mr. Zhao can take me there to get a membership later."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, everyone present immediately understood what Hanyu Hideki meant.

After all, no matter how good the service of a private club is, how can it compare to that of a horse racing club?

So Hanyu Hideki was just using this excuse to refuse.

If this happened to ordinary people, they would probably give more advice and talk about the importance of the Jockey Club in Hong Kong.

But since the person who was speaking was Hanyu Hideki, no one dared to say anything.

After all, no matter where you go in this world, strength is respected.

For some people, joining the Jockey Club is a personal honor.

But for some people, joining the Jockey Club is an honor for the Jockey Club.

Hideki Hanyu, a world-renowned writer, an apparent super-rich man, and a global media tycoon, obviously cannot be the former.

At this time, in order to avoid an awkward atmosphere, Mr. Zhao San made a joke at the right time.

"I don't like horse racing, so I prefer yacht clubs to horse racing clubs. It's just eating and drinking during activities. It's much more relaxing than horse racing clubs. If you are interested, Mr. Hanyu, I can introduce you to the yacht club."

"A yacht club sounds good. After borrowing Mr. Zhao's yacht, I also planned to buy a yacht in Hong Kong. It would be convenient to find a yacht club to moor."

Hanyu Hideki showed an interested look.

The predecessor of today's Hong Kong Yacht Club can be traced back to the 97th century. Because it was not yet , the word "Royal" had not been removed, and the official name was actually still the Royal Yacht Club.

Mr. Zhao San was just saying it at first, but who would have thought that Hanyu Hideki was actually interested in it, and he immediately started to introduce it in a torrent of words.

He said that if Hanyu Hideki was willing, he would arrange both the yacht and the berth, and he would ensure that Hanyu Hideki would not have to waste time queuing.

Faced with the enthusiasm of Mr. Zhao San, Hanyu Hideki couldn't refuse and just asked him to do it.

However, after all this chit-chat, this nominal lunch actually lasted almost five hours.

Looking at the time, Hideki Hanyu had to say goodbye to everyone.

"Everyone, I have an appointment with someone else tonight, so let's stop here for today."

"I was originally planning to invite everyone to go out to sea tonight, but since Mr. Hanyu has an appointment, we have to postpone it to another day." Mr. Zhao San looked regretful.

"Next time, I'll treat everyone," Hanyu Hideki said politely.

Ten minutes later, Hanyu Hideki, who became a member of the club on the introduction of Mr. Zhao San, said goodbye to everyone and left with Mei Ziwei who had accompanied him throughout the whole process.

Speaking of which, Mei Ziwei accompanied him from Christie's to here, but it was not actually his invitation.

Instead, Mr. Zhao San said, "Miss Mei, come along too."

Then Mei Ziwei agreed in a daze.

Until this moment, the girl's brain seemed to be unable to react. Compared with the relaxed female companion of Mr. Zhao San, she always felt nervous and confused.

Sitting in the back seat of the Bentley Mulsanne, she had no idea where Hideki Hanyu was going to take her.

However, after getting in the car, Mei Ziwei saw the assistant in the co-pilot seat reporting to Hanyu Hideki, "Teacher Hanyu, the auction items have been delivered to the corresponding houses according to your request."

After that, the assistant handed Hanyu Hideki a box and said, "You asked me to bring this."

"I see."

Hideki Hanyu took the box and handed it to Mei Ziwei.

"For you."

Mei Ziwei didn't react for a moment and asked blankly, "What?"

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "Although your performance was not very good, you finally accompanied me for a day. This is my compensation for you."

"Ah? Um...thank you sir."

Mei Ziwei finally reacted and quickly reached out to take the box.

Hanyu Hideki said, “You can open it and take a look.”

"Ok."

Mei Ziwei opened the box and opened her mouth in surprise, "This... this is too expensive."

The box contained nothing else but the jade bracelet that Hideki Hanyu finally bought for $45,000.

Converted into Hong Kong dollars, this means she has jewelry worth HK$350,000 in her hands, which is enough to buy a house in Hong Kong.

This is also the most expensive gift she has ever received in her life.

"Money is a small problem, as long as Miss Mei likes it."

The scumbag said nonchalantly, looked at the direction the car was going, and then asked, "Where does Miss Mei live? I'll take you home."

Mei Ziwei held the jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in her hands and did not answer the question about her address. Instead, she asked, "Sir, do you have an appointment tonight?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "Yes, you should know Cheng Long. He asked me out. I think it's going to a noisy nightclub. Miss Mei, do you mind going with me?"

"I don't mind if you accompany me, sir." Mei Ziwei looked at Hanyu Hideki with a serious tone.

"Then let's go together."

Hanyu Hideki agreed calmly.

But when he turned around, a smile appeared on his face.

as if……

Everything was just as he expected.

(End of this chapter)