Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 672: The Terrifying Hand

It was unknown how long it had been before Lan Jieying woke up from her bed with a dizzy head. The sunlight outside the window made her instinctively cover her eyes with her hands.

When her vision returned to normal, she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

Recalling that she was invited by a friend for a midnight snack last night, and after the party, they said they were going to sing K, but she ended up running into Mr. Deng from Innocent Films and was asked to accompany him for drinks.

Then she was drunk and taken into another private room.

And then……

Seeing her already changed into pajamas, Lan Jieying was a little afraid to think about it, and hurriedly got up from the bed and walked out of the room.

……

The presidential suite on the top floor of the Regent Hotel.

Hideki Hanyu swims back and forth in the outdoor swimming pool facing Victoria Harbour.

But now he is useful, not for venting the energy in his body.

After all, I brought Miss Hong Kong third runner-up Mei Ziwei here last night, so naturally I spent a good night relaxing with the beauty.

Although it was the girl's first time and she had no experience, and Hanyu Hideki didn't want to go too far, he finally vented his anger that had been accumulating towards Zhou Huimin.

Feeling that he had almost finished swimming, the scumbag stepped onto the escalator and left the swimming pool. Seeing this, Mei Ziwei, who was sitting on a lounge chair next to him, immediately offered Hanyu Hideki a bath towel.

After being developed by the scumbag, the girl now looks at Hanyu Hideki differently. The nervousness and awkwardness she had in front of Hanyu Hideki yesterday are no longer visible.

"Has TVB arranged any activities for you today?" Hanyu Hideki asked with concern.

After all, the beauty he just got along with is full of freshness, and the girl also behaves sensible and well-behaved, so the scumbag doesn't mind putting in some effort.

Mei Ziwei wiped the water off Hanyu Hideki's body while answering, "The top three of us will all participate in Miss Universe. Miss Fang said she will continue to train us."

"Miss Universe? Just reject it." Hanyu Hideki said domineeringly, "I don't like to see people talking about you."

"What about Miss Fang?" Mei Ziwei asked.

"I will naturally explain, but what do you want to do next? Do you still want to stay in TVB?"

After wiping his body, Hanyu Hideki tied a bath towel around his waist, took Mei Ziwei's arm and walked into the house.

"I want to try my hand at TVB. I've wanted to be a news anchor since I was a child." Mei Ziwei, who was embraced by the scumbag, replied.

"That's easy. I'll talk to Miss Fang later."

It was just a small thing, and Hanyu Hideki agreed without thinking.

After saying that, he looked at the time and said, "It's almost time. Order something to eat, and then I'll take you home. I have other things to do in the afternoon."

"Can't you spend more time with me?" The girl who had just fallen for him was somewhat infatuated with the scumbag.

Just when the scumbag was about to find an excuse to fool the man, the phone suddenly rang and Hideki Hanyu picked up the phone.

It was Marco's voice.

"Boss, Miss Lan downstairs has woken up and she wants to see you."

"Let her in."

After the call was hung up, there was a knock on the door soon.

Hanyu Hideki signaled Mei Ziwei to open the door.
The beauty in suspender pajamas walked over to open the door alone, and when she came back, Lan Jieying was already beside her.

"Thank you Mr. Hanyu for saving me last night."

When Lan Jieying saw Hanyu Hideki, she immediately thanked him.

However, when the woman spoke, her eyes seemed to be unsure where to look.

After all, Hideki Hanyu, who had just finished swimming, only had a bath towel wrapped around his waist. Although he was still wearing swimming trunks underneath, his muscular upper body was clearly visible.

His tall stature, clear and smooth pectoral muscles, angular eight-pack abs, wet hair, and unrealistically handsome face exude a strong masculine charm all the time.

Not to mention Lan Jieying when she met him for the first time, even Mei Ziwei, who had tasted all kinds of scumbags in one night of spring breeze, felt confused when looking at such a scumbag.

The girl unconsciously returned to Hanyu Hideki and gently hugged the scumbag's arm.

When Lan Jieying saw all this, she immediately realized that the Miss Hong Kong third runner-up was obviously won by the playboy Hideki Hanyu.

Inexplicably, she felt a sense of regret and pity in her heart.

It would be great if such an outstanding person like Hideki Hanyu was not a playboy.

But then she laughed at herself in her heart, saying that even if a man like Hanyu Hideki was not a playboy, he was not something an ordinary woman like her could have.

At this time, Hideki Hanyu also spoke.

"It's just a small matter, Miss Lan, you're welcome. You helped me on Broadcasting Avenue before, and since I saw it last night, I naturally can't just turn a blind eye to it."

After saying that, he patted Mei Ziwei beside him and said, "I didn't know where Miss Lan lived last night, so I brought you to the hotel. Ziwei helped you change your clothes, so don't worry."

After hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Lan Jieying bowed deeply again and said, "Thank you, sir. I know I can't help you with anything later, but if you need me to do anything, no matter what, I will never refuse."

Hanyu Hideki was just being polite, how could Lan Jieying not know that?

She knew very well what kind of figure Deng Rongguang of Yingzhijie Film was in Hong Kong and how much influence he had in the entertainment industry.

Not to mention Deng Rongguang, just those friends of his who formed a band could rely on their power to bully others in the entertainment industry, and they had created countless stars.

With such powerful connections and a well-known social background, no matter how evil he does in the circle, everyone dares to be angry but not speak out.

If ordinary people were to find out what happened last night, they would have no ability to rescue her from Deng Rongguang.

But to be fair, even if there were someone who had the ability to save her, why would he offend a big shot like Deng Rongguang for an ordinary artist with no background like her?

It can be said that Hanyu Hideki's actions moved and appreciated Lan Jieying from the bottom of her heart, allowing her to see the long-lost kindness in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, which is full of intrigue, snobbery and darkness.

Therefore, what she said just now was not polite at all.

Although she didn't like a playboy like Hanyu Hideki, if Hanyu Hideki wanted her at this moment, she was willing to offer herself in return.

However, although Hanyu Hideki is a playboy, he does not like to force things or ask for favors, so after hearing what Lan Jieying said, he just said it indifferently.

"Miss Lan, you're welcome. You were lucky to meet me this time, but you can't meet me every time. So you should pay more attention to safety in the future and avoid messy places at night."

Hearing this, Lan Jieying could only thank him again, "Thank you, sir."

"Okay, don't thank me. I have prepared clothes for you in the room downstairs. Miss Lan, go back to your room and change your clothes, then you can leave."

Hanyu Hideki's obvious gesture of sending her away made Lan Jieying feel inexplicably aggrieved.

Glancing at Mei Ziwei beside Hanyu Hideki, she felt that she was definitely prettier than him. After all, she was not called "the most beautiful woman in Wutai Mountain" for nothing.

But she felt that what Hideki Hanyu said was very annoying.

It was as if the beauty that was usually sought after by men was fake.

But the scumbag didn't care about Lan Jieying's feelings at all.

He has seen too many beautiful women over the years, and it is no longer possible for him to actively surround a woman just because she is beautiful.

He saved Lan Jieying only because he sympathized with her miserable experience in her previous life, not because he had any feelings for Lan Jieying.

Therefore, after he finished speaking, he directly instructed Mei Ziwei beside him, "Please send Miss Lan off for me. I'm going to change my clothes first."

Then, Hideki Hanyu left without hesitation.

……

August 30th.

Hopewell Centre.

After sending Mei Ziwei home, Hideki Hanyu went straight to Shengshi Real Estate.

He came here today not for the listing of Shengshi Real Estate, but for the Asia Cinema upstairs.

As for why he didn't go upstairs to deal with the affairs of Asia Cinemas but came here, it was naturally because he didn't want the people upstairs to know and thus alert the enemy.

At this moment in the conference room, sitting next to the scumbag was Guan Zhilin, the public relations manager of Asia Cinemas and head of the overseas distribution department.

Sitting opposite him was Peter Fang, general manager of Asia Cinemas.

Next to him was Luo Zhaohui, who was pouring tea for Hanyu Hideki.

After pouring the tea, this guy acted very servile.

"Boss, you guys chat slowly, I'm going to get busy with work first, just call me if you need anything."

"Well, go ahead." Hanyu Hideki nodded.

After Luo Zhaohui left, Hanyu Hideki looked at Fang Peter opposite him.

At this time, the general manager who held great power in Asian cinemas was sitting in an air-conditioned conference room, but his forehead was covered in sweat and he looked extremely panic-stricken and embarrassed.

The reason was simple: it was the pile of information that Hideki Hanyu placed in front of him.

It contains information about the investigation conducted with the cooperation of Hanyu Hideki's people during the nearly two weeks since Zhilin was transferred to the overseas distribution department, as well as information that Hanyu Hideki had previously known.

The content is not complicated. It is basically evidence and information about how the management of important departments of Asian cinema chains use their power to make profits.

The reason why Fang Peter looked like this was because a lot of evidence and information involved him.

However, in Hideki Hanyu's opinion, although Peter Fang was included in these evidences and materials, it was not a big problem. At most, he just accepted some gifts and had a lover outside.

As for some issues of abusing company power for profit, Peter Fang even conducted investigations and rectifications, but unfortunately no results were achieved.

The reason is very simple. The management below not only united together, but also deceived Peter and the group company.

They even colluded with certain film companies with Hong Kong-related backgrounds to threaten the management of Asian cinemas who were unwilling to go along with them.

But it is impossible to say that Fang Peter has no problems.

Knowing the truth but not reporting it, turning a deaf ear and dumb, shirking responsibility...

None of these Fang Peters could escape.

On the other side, Fang Peter felt Hanyu Hideki's gaze and looked at the information in front of him. He was sweating profusely and said in a trembling voice, "Boss, I...I...know I was wrong."

But after that, he quickly explained, "At the end of last year, I found that some theaters had problems with their film scheduling, and some people even went to the theaters to steal movies. I also thought about investigating these things and solving the problems in the company, but no one at the bottom cooperated with me."

Hanyu Hideki asked indifferently, "No one cooperates? Then why don't you report to the group?"

"Because... I... I'm scared." Fang Peter replied.

"What are you afraid of?" asked Hanyu Hideki.

"Not long after the investigation began, someone placed a box at the door of my current wife's home, which contained two severed human ears.

Then someone warned me not to meddle in other people’s business or to talk nonsense, or else my ears would be cut off next time.”

Although Peter Fang did not tremble when he spoke this time, the fear in his words was obvious.

"Did you participate in their affairs?" asked Hideki Hanyu.

Fang Peter hurriedly explained, "Boss, I really didn't participate. You have been very kind to me. Although I am afraid to investigate further, I will not really do anything to let you down."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki tapped his fingers lightly on the conference table in front of him.

The sound of tapping rang out again and again in the silent conference room, and each time it seemed to knock on Fang Peter's heart. After a moment, Hanyu Hideki said, "Very good, you finally have some bottom line and didn't let me down completely."

"Boss, I'm sorry. I will submit my resignation to the group immediately." Fang Bi had a painful expression.

"Resign. You created such a mess, and you want to just quit and run away?"

Hanyu Hideki said with a sneer on his face, "Or do you think I'm easier to fool than those guys who gave you ears?

What they can do, I can’t do?”

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Fang Peter felt his whole body go limp, and he collapsed on the chair, saying in a panic, “Boss, that’s not what I meant.”

"Since you are not, I will give you a chance to make amends. If you do well, you may be able to continue to hold the position of General Manager of Asia Cinema Line."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, a glimmer of hope appeared in Fang Peter's eyes, and he straightened up and spoke anxiously.

"Boss, just tell me what you want me to do. I promise I won't let you down again."

"Very good." Hanyu Hideki curled his lips and pointed at the pile of information in front of Fang Peter. "Have you seen these documents? Take them and report to the ICAC."

"what!"

Fang Peter was shocked and said, "If I do this, those people will definitely not let me go."

Fang Peter was just investigating before, but someone ended up putting ears at his lover's door. If he were to report the case openly now, he would have to imagine the consequences.

Hanyu Hideki said coldly, "What are you afraid of? After reporting the case, you can apply for protection from the ICAC. There will be no problem in the short term."

"It's okay for a short time, but after that..." Fang Peter wanted to say something, but was scared back by a cold look from Hanyu Hideki.

Hanyu Hideki said angrily, "Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Since I dared to ask you to report the case, don't you have any other arrangements?"

"But……"

As soon as Fang Peter opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by Hanyu Hideki, "No buts, there is only one choice before you now."

After that, he waved his hand and said, "Remember, reporting the case is your own choice. You should know clearly what to say and what not to say."

After saying this, Hanyu Hideki stood up and walked out of the meeting room with Guan Zhilin.

Before leaving, he looked back at Fang Peter.

"Go ahead, don't let me down, or you know the consequences."

After coming out of his memories, Hideki Hanyu went straight to another office of Shengshi Real Estate.

Guan Zhilin, who was following him, said nothing.

In fact, Miss Guan was just planning to tell Hanyu Hideki that she had already chosen a new house, but Hanyu Hideki's attitude towards Fang Peter not only scared Fang Peter, but also scared her.

Only then did Guan Mei realize how big a figure was following her.

After entering another office, Hideki Hanyu happened to see Marco just hanging up the phone in the office.

He asked directly in English, "Is it arranged?"

Marco replied, "It's arranged. We'll arrive tonight, via the Laos side."

"Be clean with your hands and feet," said Hideki Hanyu.

Marco replied, "It will have nothing to do with us."

"very good."

Hanyu Hideki nodded and sat down on the sofa in the office.

He took the beautiful lady Guan into his arms with one hand and began to play with her without any scruples, with a playful smile on his face.

"Tokyo has been in a state of panic recently because of the Recruit bribery case. I'm giving them a small gift to help distract them."

Although Rosamund Kwan understood what Hideki Hanyu said, she had no idea what he meant and could only silently endure the scumbag's big hands playing tricks on her.

At this time, Marco said, "For the sake of the boss's safety, we will not take action until the boss leaves Hong Kong tomorrow."

Hanyu Hideki said nonchalantly, "What does this have to do with me?"

However, he nodded and said, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You are right. There is a saying that goes, "Watch the fire from the other side of the river. There is no reason to stand in front of it if you want to watch the excitement."

Guan Zhilin, who was suppressing her physical sensation, heard this and curiously asked Hanyu Hideki, "Darling, are you leaving Hong Kong tomorrow?"

Hanyu Hideki nodded and said, "I will send Zhou Huimin to America tomorrow to give birth."

Hideki Hanyu has never liked to hide things about women.

After all, in his opinion, one lie often needs to be covered up with countless lies.

Guan Zhilin was somewhat surprised when she heard that Zhou Huimin was pregnant.

But what’s interesting is that the first person Guan thought of was not Zhou Huimin, but Zhang Li, who moved into No. 89 Repulse Bay after her.

After all, she knew that Zhang Qi had always wanted to have a baby with Hanyu Hideki.

Now, Hanyu Hideki's first child in Hong Kong was taken over by the latecomer Zhou Huimin, which made Guan Zhilin want to use this news to mock Zhang Yi.

After all, in Guan Zhilin's view, it was Zhang Qi who robbed her mansion after she left.

However, just when Miss Guan was thinking about the feasibility of this matter, Hanyu Hideki spoke to Guan Zhilin.

"You come with me. Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with you, it would be bad if someone were to do something desperate. After all, you have been so well behaved recently, and I don't want anything to happen to you."

Although Rosamund Kwan still didn't understand what Hideki Hanyu was going to do, she nodded and agreed because she saw that Hideki Hanyu was concerned about her.

"Ok."

……

August st.

Just after eight in the morning, the 'Clouds' took off from Kai Tak International Airport.

When the flight became stable, Hanyu Hideki and Zhou's mother helped Zhou Huimin to the private area at the back.

Zhou Huimin, who already had severe pregnancy reactions, became even more uncomfortable because the plane took off. She still had to fly for more than ten hours, so Hanyu Hideki naturally had to comfort her.

All of this fell into the eyes of Guan Zhilin who was traveling with him. Seeing how gently Hanyu Hideki treated Zhou Huimin, he immediately felt jealous.

Although she took the plane this time under the pretext of going to America to inspect AMC Cinemas under Crescent Cinemas, everyone actually knew her relationship with Hideki Hanyu.

Since before boarding the plane, the seemingly weak Zhou Huimin has been using the advantage of her pregnancy to provoke Guan Zhilin many times.

Even Rosamund Kwan felt that Zhou Huimin's uncomfortable look just now was all pretended, just to appear pitiful so that Hanyu Hideki would take care of her.

Thinking of this, Lady Guan gnashed her teeth even more.

But what Guan Zhilin didn't know was that Hanyu Hideki, who was thinking about something else in his mind, had no intention of getting involved in the women's jealousy.

After sending Zhou Huimin to the bedroom, he immediately found Marco to ask.

"is there any news?"

Marco replied, “There will certainly be initial media reports, but Tokyo’s response will not be so quick.”

After saying that, Marco reminded, "It's better to arrange an assistant to communicate with Tokyo. After all, I'm not very convenient or familiar with it."

Hanyu Hideki nodded. "I know that Uemura Reiko has finished her vacation and is returning to Tokyo. I am worried about using other assistants."

According to the latest developments before leaving, Peter Fang had already taken the materials to the ICAC to report the case yesterday at noon and also applied for personal protection.

Everything else he needed to arrange had already been arranged.

But at this moment, he was on the plane, and if he wanted to know the latest situation, he could only wait for the Yunshang to land in Los Angeles.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little irritated.

He immediately stopped a flight attendant and said, "Ask Miss Guan from the passenger cabin to come to the projection room to see me."

Ten minutes later, in the dimly lit screening room, a foreign language film was being shown. Hideki Hanyu was lying on a soft sofa, thinking, but his attention was not on the screen at all.

Of course, he couldn't actually see the picture at the moment.

After all, the beautiful body of Miss Guan, who was sitting and swaying on top of him, blocked everything.

……

At the same time, a storm was brewing in Hong Kong.

Hideki Hanyu took Huimin Zhou to America to prepare for the birth of her baby.

As soon as he left, the ICAC raided the Asia Cinemas Chain in Hopewell Center. With irrefutable evidence, the ICAC took away several Asia Cinemas Chain managers and employees reported by Peter Fang.

The ICAC's actions were swift and its confidentiality work was thorough.

So much so that after this major event involving the entertainment industry happened, no media in the Hong Kong entertainment industry actually knew what had happened and why the ICAC took action against Asia Cinemas.

But the problem is that the Hong Kong media did not react, but other media did.

That is foreign media other than Hong Kong media.

On September 1st, media in America, Japan, Britain, Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asian countries suddenly reported a piece of news.

That is the cinema industry invested by a certain overseas company in Hong Kong. Under the coercion and inducement of Hong Kong's social groups, the management and some employees did various things that infringed upon the interests of the company.

These media outlets reporting the news all expressed concerns about Hong Kong's investment environment and the governance capabilities of Hong Kong's current governor.

Among these reports, many media actually did not take this report seriously and just treated it as ordinary news report, which did not rise to the level of important front-page headlines.

However, in two places, this news received unprecedented attention.

First of all, it is the UK. Everyone knows the specific reasons, so I won’t go into details here. In short, the heated discussions in the British media have put the current Hong Kong headquarters under great pressure, and they have demanded that the ICAC and the PC strictly handle and investigate this matter.

The other is the Japanese media. Some people and forces who were previously troubled by the Recruit bribery case completely used this news as a tool to divert attention.

They exaggerated the attacks in the media, saying that the current Hong Kong officials have failed to protect the interests of Japanese investors.

Even the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward to express serious concern about the matter.

The surging pressure of public opinion instantly focused on the Hong Kong officials at that time.

But just at this moment, a series of accidents happened.

A certain film company with a social group background that was intimidating and bribing Asian cinemas was suddenly attacked at night when its "members" were having a routine gathering the day after the news broke.

When the PC arrived after receiving the news, he found that the scene of the attack was extremely tragic. According to expert analysis, it is possible that it was hit by heavy firepower.

Moreover, after the heavy fire attack, some people entered the scene and fired additional shots.

And this is just the beginning.

Three hours later, the PC received news again that another case involved intimidation and bribery of senior executives of Asian cinemas, a film company with a gang background. Six senior executives had a capsized accident after driving a yacht out to sea.

The most bizarre thing about this accident was that a fishing boat that passed by and discovered the accident rescued the crew of the yacht and other people, but the six senior executives were all killed in the accident.

For a time, all the forces and people involved in the Asian Cinema case became panic-stricken.

It felt as if there was an invisible and intangible terrifying hand looming over everyone's head.

(End of this chapter)