Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 673 The Real "Power"

September 2nd.

The second day after Hideki Hanyu arrived in America.

In Moon Lake Manor, Hideki Hanyu was answering the phone in the study to find out about the situation in Hong Kong.

The latest news is that after the yacht shipwreck, a third accident occurred again.

This time, it is still a film company with a community background.

But this accident was very special. It happened that a liquefied gas tank exploded in a closed tea restaurant downstairs from the company's office, which happened to overturn the upstairs, but nothing happened to the surrounding area.

According to the on-site investigation afterwards, it was found that the senior executives of the company upstairs were "very coincidentally" holding a meeting, and even a number of community shareholders were present, and then all of them went to heaven unexpectedly.

This kind of "coincidental" accident happened at the same time in a short period of time, so it should definitely attract attention.

But on the contrary, almost all Hong Kong media paid little attention to these three accidents.

Even though it was reported in the media, the first attack was seen as a gang fight in retaliation.

The second was considered a simple shipwreck.

As for the third time, when the liquefied gas tank exploded, it was naturally the most unexpected thing that could not be more unexpected. It was nothing more than everyone sympathizing with God.

What the media are concerned about at this time is, of course, the wave of public opinion caused by the internal corruption cases in Asian cinemas.

Media all over the world are talking about it, the UK is exerting strong pressure, and Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has personally expressed its concern. An internal corporate corruption case has directly spread to the whole world. It would be strange if the Hong Kong media missed it.

Moreover, after the incident, the Governor of Hong Kong immediately demanded a thorough investigation and carried out a severe cleanup and rectification of the society, which is also something more worthy of reporting.

Faced with the iron fist from the authorities, the usually arrogant societies had to calm down. Actors and directors who had been coerced and bribed to film were no longer harassed for a while.

However, although the media did not focus on reporting it, the ICAC and the police, who had the latest information, knew that those so-called accidents were most likely not accidents, and they also understood that there was a huge black hand hidden behind this case.

The suspect behind this is, of course, Asia Cinemas and Crescent Cinemas which is behind Asia Cinemas.

So some people planned to investigate along these clues, but when they followed the Asian cinema chain and set their sights on Crescent Cinemas, they could no longer investigate further.

Because today's Crescent Cinema Chain is no longer the small cinema chain company that Hirohashi Asako founded to help Yunshang Film expand its channels.

This is a behemoth with operations spanning major film markets around the world, an extremely complex board of directors, and a market value of over $16 billion.

From Japanese consortiums to European investment institutions, from Asian funds to American financial companies, the investors behind Crescent Cinemas are not only complex, but the forces involved are also beyond the reach of investigators.

Therefore, as soon as the investigation involved Crescent Cinemas, the head of the investigation team immediately received a warning from the top.

"This case is about you protecting the interests of investors, not investigating them!"

The head of the investigation team argued, "But the recent accidents clearly involve..."

Before the person in charge could finish his words, the higher-ups interrupted him, "Shut up! If you want to talk, you need evidence. If you talk nonsense, I can't protect you!"

"But..." The person in charge still didn't want to give up.

"Don't be silly. You said it was an accident. Do what you should do and investigate what you should investigate. Some things are not the more you intervene, the better."

The higher-ups seemed to be very optimistic about this person in charge, and did not forget to give a reminder when saying this.

"Those brainless dwarf mules don't understand that there are some things in this world that you can't mess with, but you've been educated, don't you understand that either?"

When the person in charge heard this, he suddenly fell silent.

A small case can suddenly stir up public opinion around the world, cause the UK to put pressure on Hong Kong, and make the Japanese officials speak out.

What is that thing that cannot be messed with?
money?
Or it can be called...capital.

Compared with the surging waves stirred up by capital, the accidents of a few dwarf mules seem to be nothing.

Even in the eyes of the person in charge, the fact that the big hand that covered everything was withdrawn and no further accidents happened was considered as showing mercy and leaving them room for maneuver.

Thinking of this, the person in charge said somewhat dejectedly, "I understand. I will focus on investigating the Asian Cinema case."

The higher-ups reminded him, "Just understand. This matter is the focus now. They hope to close the case quickly and calm the current public opinion."

The conversation between the two had been told verbatim to Hideki Hanyu by the person on the other end of the phone.

After listening to this, Hanyu Hideki just said, "Very good."

What he wants to do is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so it is better to stop at the right time and leave some room for Hong Kong.

The person on the other end of the phone added, “The board is very satisfied with this matter.”

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki said meaningfully, "Really? I'm also glad that Asia Cinemas was able to eradicate the internal pests in a timely manner."

It is obvious that no matter what time, Hideki Hanyu will not let anything involve him.

Even if someone really doubts him, they need to turn Crescent Cinemas upside down first.

But the question is what is the cost of doing so?
This is about touching the cake on the plates of countless people and destroying the rice bowls of countless forces. The backlash that will be encountered at that time cannot be solved by the current action.

This……

This is the reason why Hideki Hanyu has been constantly building interest groups.

Once interests are intertwined, sometimes he doesn't have to do anything and someone will take the initiative to help him solve the problem.

Just like the current incident with Asian cinemas, Hideki Hanyu’s contribution to the whole thing is probably only one-third.

For those who feel that their interests are being violated, Hanyu Hideki only needs to take advantage of the situation and give them a push, and what happens next will be a natural consequence.

"Let me know if there's any new news."

Hanyu Hideki said this and hung up the phone.

Immediately afterwards, he received a call from Reiko Kamimura in Tokyo.

Regarding Asian cinemas, Reiko Uemura has already done what she should do openly, so what she is reporting now is mainly about the formal work arrangements.

"Teacher Hanyu, the South Korean Olympic Committee has sent an invitation, hoping that you can attend the opening ceremony of the Seoul Olympics on the 17th."

Hanyu Hideki replied, "Reply to them and I will participate."

Although South Korea fully demonstrated their despicable sportsmanship in the Seoul Olympics.

As a result, when people in later generations mention this Olympics, the first thing that comes to mind is often those ugly game scenes, which are basically the same as the World Cup held in South Korea.

But he still has to do business in South Korea, especially since South Korea took the opportunity of the Olympics to completely lift the blockade on Japanese entertainment products. This is also the best window period for Yunshang Entertainment to enter South Korea.

Even after Samsung's recent disastrous launch of its new mobile phone, Li Jianxi came again to seek technical cooperation.

Therefore, even though he felt sick at the thought of the Olympics, for the sake of a little money, he was willing to go even if it meant he was nauseous.

After saying this, Reiko Uemura immediately reminded, "Mr. Hatoyama's secretary sent an invitation, hoping that Mr. Hanyu can join his cultural delegation to visit Australia later this month."

Hanyu Hideki replied, “Yes, I understand. I will respond to this matter personally.”

"About Elf Entertainment..."

Reiko Kamimura continues to report to Hideki Hanyu.

At the same time, far away in Hong Kong, some people are becoming extremely worried because of recent events, and they are even troubled by nightmares at night and break into cold sweats.

This included Deng Rongguang, who had "some friction" with Hanyu Hideki because of Lan Jieying that night.

Originally, in Deng Rongguang's heart, he always felt that he was very important and powerful in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and anyone who saw him would call him "Big Brother".

If someone dares not to give him face, or someone dares not to listen to him, and if the problem cannot be solved openly, he will use violent means in secret to deal with it.

But recently, Deng Rongguang suddenly felt that the world had become a little strange.

As for Hideki Hanyu, he actually wanted to use some connections to arrange the first drinking ceremony and resolve the "misunderstanding" between them.

The first connection I wanted to find was acquaintances in Asian cinemas.

After all, in the industry that Deng Rongguang works in, only Asian Cinemas can be related to Hideki Hanyu.

But before he could take any action, the Asia Cinema Chain was raided by the ICAC the next day.

And the senior executive of Asian Cinemas whom he knew was on the list of people to be arrested and investigated in the raid.

Then, before Deng Rongguang could figure out what was going on, accidents happened one after another in three film companies with underworld forces involved.

How could a person who usually calls himself a big boss and bullies others in the circle just disappear in an accident inexplicably?
In the first accident, there were even rumors from insiders that they saw rocket and grenade attacks, followed by well-equipped armed personnel entering the house to finish off the attackers.

The second accident was the most bizarre. The crew members and several invited little stars were all fine, with the worst injuries being just some scratches, but the six gangsters were all gone.

As for the third time, it was so unexpectedly normal that it didn’t even seem like an “accident”.

Along with these accidents, there was also the seemingly blind attitude of the media and officials, as well as the surging public opinion and official pressure from overseas.

These were all methods that a so-called "big boss" like him would never dare to think of. After all, even the Governor of Hong Kong was so embarrassed under such pressure.

A creepy feeling instantly took over Deng Rongguang's whole body.

Although he did not use any means to threaten the management of Asian theater chains, he did give some benefits to a certain Asian theater chain manager in order to sign the contract for "Days of Being Wild".

But even though he realized that he might be implicated, he wanted to find a way to save himself.

But when he wanted to take action, he had no idea how to do it. There was no way up to heaven or down to earth. Even if he wanted to use violence, which he was best at, he had no idea who his target was.

In an instant, Deng Rongguang seemed to understand what real "power" was like.

The identity and strength that he was proud of in the past were so insignificant in the face of these forces.

And in this state of anxiety, two days passed, and contrary to his expectations, the "accident" did not happen again.

The media did not report on the "accident", the authorities did not conduct any further investigation into the "accident", and even the forces related to the "accident" were busy scrambling for the piece of cake left by the "accident".

It was as if those "accidents" were really just accidents.

But the calmer it was, the more worried Deng Rongguang became.

Just at this time, news came from godfather.

Of course, what was said has nothing to do with "accidents".

After all, due to pressure from higher-ups, the investigation team has not released any investigation materials to the public, so many people don't know that those accidents are related to Asian theaters.

What his godfather was talking about was something Deng Rongguang had asked him to do before.

"Arong, didn't you say before that you had some conflicts with that gentleman? That gentleman just announced that he will attend the Venice Film Festival in two days. Do you need me to tell you what to do?"

"No, no, I will go to Venice myself." Deng Rongguang said hurriedly.

However, although he said this, he felt afraid to meet Hanyu Hideki in his heart.

Asia Cinemas was founded by Hideki Hanyu. Although it was later acquired by Crescent Cinemas, everyone in the circle knows that Hideki Hanyu has a huge influence in Crescent Cinemas.

In this case, Deng Rongguang would not believe it at all if someone said that the recent events in Asian cinemas had nothing to do with Hideki Hanyu.

Thinking of the unpleasant encounter between him and such a person, Deng Rongguang wanted to slap himself twice.

But he also understood that the more worried he was, the more he had to go.

After all, the recent turmoil in Asian cinemas, from the open to the covert, the power that was completely beyond their imagination, and the unscrupulous and ruthless means, have shocked countless people.

Deng Rongguang was naturally among them.

So he must solve the problem, otherwise he will have to live in fear for the rest of his life.

However, if Hanyu Hideki knew what Deng Rongguang was thinking at this moment, he would definitely smile with disdain.

Nowadays, Hideki Hanyu is too lazy to deal with his own affairs, so he has no time to think about Deng Rongguang.

The other party might have some status in the Hong Kong streets and might be a figure in the entertainment industry, but in his eyes, he was just the monkey being killed as an example to scare the monkeys.

Even just one of many monkeys.

If he has time to think about the other person, why not find some beautiful girls to play with?

For example, at this moment, he is in a mansion on Malibu Beach in Los Angeles.

He sat on the lounge chair on the balcony, while the beautiful Guan, who came to America with him, sat in his arms and acted coquettishly.

Ever since this woman arrived in San Jose the day before yesterday and saw Hanyu Hideki arrange Zhou Huimin to live in a mansion like Moon Lake Manor, she has been using various tricks to "win favor" in front of him.

Obviously, Miss Guan, a "money animal", was deeply stimulated by the grandeur of the Moon Lake Manor.

Now, this woman deliberately kept saying, "Moon Lake Manor is so beautiful. I haven't even experienced the floating swimming pool yet. And..."

Snapped!
Hanyu Hideki patted Guan Meiren on the buttocks and interrupted her, saying, "Just say what you want to say. Don't beat around the bush."

The beautiful lady Guan, who was beaten up, cried out softly, hugged the scumbag's neck and said unwillingly, "I also want to live in a big house like that."

Hanyu Hideki said, "I have agreed to buy the house you liked in Kowloon Tong. The formalities should be completed by the time you return to Hong Kong."

Lady Guan continued to act coquettishly, "How can that house compare to Moon Lake Manor?"

Hanyu Hideki said unhappily, "If you insist on comparing it to Moon Lake Manor, there will be no house left in Hong Kong that is suitable for living."

Guan Zhilin immediately said, "Then can you let me live in Moon Lake Manor for a while?"

Hanyu Hideki refused directly, "No, Vivian lives there now."

Guan Zhilin continued, "Then why don't we go to Hibiscus Garden? Although the beach here is big, the houses are too old."

When she came to Los Angeles by helicopter before, Guan Zhilin also saw the expanded Hibiscus Garden.

But Hanyu Hideki frowned when he heard this, "Don't even think about Hibiscus Garden, that's my eldest daughter's house."

"Why is it that nothing works? Humph..." Lady Guan snorted.

"Why? Do you think I've been too nice to you lately?"

Seeing Hanyu Hideki's face change, Guan Zhilin knew not to play with fire too much, and immediately showed a pitiful expression and said, "No, I just want Darling to pay more attention to me."

"Okay, as long as you perform well, I will pay attention to you. The situation in Hong Kong will soon be settled. I need you to go back to Hong Kong and cooperate with Peter Fang to get the Asian Cinema Chain back on track.

At that time, the group will reorganize the management of Asian cinemas, and what position you can get in the end will depend on your performance in the future.

If you perform well, I will also reward you."

Guan Meiren was very curious about Hanyu Hideki's words and asked quickly, "What's the reward?"

Hanyu Hideki kept it a secret, "You'll know when the time comes."

Lady Guan asked again, "When will I return to Hong Kong?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "Tomorrow."

Lady Guan was surprised, "So early."

Hanyu Hideki thought, of course I should let you go back early.

Before in San Jose, this woman had often been jealous of Zhou Huimin, both openly and secretly, causing Hanyu Hideki to worry that the pregnant Zhou Huimin would be irritated.

After all, he never doubted the "fighting power" of Hong Kong women, not to mention that Guan Zhilin had a relevant "criminal record".

So he said it directly.

"Things over there will soon be settled. Why are you staying in America if you don't go back? Don't you want to stay in the reorganized Asian Cinema Line?"

After hearing Hanyu Hideki's last sentence, Guan Zhilin suddenly became anxious and quickly replied, "Of course I want to, after all, I still want to share Darling's worries."

"Then it's decided."

……

The time came to September 4th.

The Hong Kong Asia Cinema case broke out quickly and subsided just as quickly.

As the ICAC and the police announced the results of their investigation into the case, Guan Zhilin also boarded a flight from America and returned to Hong Kong.

After Guan Zhilin left, Hideki Hanyu did not stay in Los Angeles for long.

On that day, he went to Yunshang Pictures and took a look around to handle some official business.

For example, a film project in collaboration with Lamborghini, an action film about racing.

Hideki Hanyu did not copy later movies, but allowed the screenwriters to express themselves, and then he reviewed and revised them. After all, times are different and successful cases cannot be copied.

In addition to these, of course, there are also Cloud Pictures’ future film project plans and so on.

In addition to official business, he also got to know some news.

Among them was "The Stepford Wives", produced by Paramount and starring Nicole Kidman, which ultimately earned only $6 million at the box office.

According to Hollywood media, after the failure of this script, Nicole Kidman disappeared from the media's sight and no one knew where she went.

In this regard, Hideki Hanyu was just watching the fun.

After all, his schedule was packed and he really didn't have the energy to continue paying attention to unimportant things.

After finishing his trip to Yunshang Pictures, Hanyu Hideki took a helicopter back to San Jose. After spending a day with Zhou Huimin, he took the Yunshang to Italy.

Because he has announced that he will attend the closing awards ceremony of this year's Venice Film Festival.

(End of this chapter)