Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 734: The best of both worlds, mutual benefit and win-win situation

In the afternoon, a Rolls-Royce left Takarazuka City and headed towards Kobe.

In the back seat of the car, Yugo Suzuki, president of Sky Telecom Co., Ltd., was talking to Hideki Hanyu beside him.

Today is the second day after the Takarazuka Anniversary Ceremony.

Hitomi Kuroki and Mao Daichi, who were unable to tie with Hanyu Hideki even when they teamed up, returned to Tokyo on the Yunshang yesterday.

As for Yugo Suzuki, he just arrived in Takarazuka City this morning.

In the moving car, Suzuki Yugo asked, "President, we can do this ourselves, why do we need President Kobayashi as a middleman?"

When asked, Hanyu Hideki replied, "Because it's not awkward to do so."

"Not abrupt?" Suzuki Yugo looked puzzled.

“When doing things, it is best to be thorough, well-reasoned, and aboveboard. I learned the news from President Kobayashi, and Sky Telecom happened to be investing in a base station center.

If you use me as an intermediary to contact Neon Telephone Co., Ltd. through President Kobayashi, there won't be any problems and it won't give others any excuses."

At this point, Hanyu Hideki looked toward the north through the car window and said in a serious tone, "This storm is more serious than you think. We must be careful in everything we do."

The storm in Hanyu Hideki's mouth was naturally referring to the series of problems involved in the "Recruit Bribery Case".

As the saying goes, when you pull out a radish, you bring out the dirt.

But when the "Recruit Bribery Case" was uncovered, what was brought out was an entire vegetable field.

In this situation, although Hideki Hanyu wants to take advantage of the incident to gain benefits, he does not want to get into trouble, so it is never too careful.

Even if something really happens, it is not acceptable if the people below are the ones who are thrown out in the end.

After all, the people he had recruited with great difficulty were all talented, not cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at will.

and……

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki continued, "And what I want is not just this benefit."

Suzuki Yugo seemed to understand something when he heard this, "The president means that we have to intervene in other places as well."

Hanyu Hideki nodded and said, "Of course, this company in Kansai is just our stepping stone. After the cooperation, I need you to find out more about the situation of Neon Telecom in other regions.

If there is an opportunity, Sky Telecom Co., Ltd. must not miss this development opportunity. "

Hanyu Hideki said this with an excited and sharp light in his eyes.

His ultimate goal was to use the impact of the "Recruit Bribery Case" to directly complete the privatization and acquire the problematic Neon Telephone Co., Ltd.

However, doing so would likely cause Sky Telecom Co., Ltd. to overeat, or even burst its belly.

But opportunities for development are fleeting, and it is better to be full than to starve.

As far as he knew, although the turmoil at Neon Telephone Corporation was severe now, it would not last long.

If I remember correctly, this matter will come to an end at the beginning of next year with the arrest of a series of senior executives including the chairman and president of Neon Telephone Co., Ltd.

However, privatization is not complete, and Neon Telephone and Telephone Corporation, whose shares are still controlled by the Japanese government with one-third of its shares, will also be subject to full control later.

By that time, it would be impossible for him to take action against these local branches and subsidiaries.

Besides, Hideki Hanyu is not interested in the entire Neon Telephone and Telephone Corporation. He only wants some branches and subsidiaries that control infrastructure investment and construction.

As for those companies that control core enterprises, such as Neon Super Large Computer Systems, he has no interest in them at all.

And that's why he's being careful.

Taking advantage of an opportunity to reap benefits does not mean resorting to underhand tactics.

They discussed business and cooperation in an open and aboveboard manner. In the end, even if the dust settled and Neon Telephone Corporation really noticed something, he wouldn't have to worry about it after investigating.

It's just that he could tell Suzuki Yugo some of these plans, but he couldn't tell him many things about the future.

So he didn't care whether Suzuki Yugo could understand what he said or not, he only asked the other party one thing, that after the contact investigation was completed, everything would follow the formal procedures.

Even if open negotiations are not very efficient, it is no problem if many local subsidiaries cannot be taken over.

Anyway, any benefit you can get from this is a profit.

Don't feel bad if you can't get it.

After finishing their business, seeing that they were still some distance from their destination, Hanyu Hideki and Suzuki Yugo started chatting about other things.

"Since Suzuki-san has come to Tokyo for work, he should be able to see his daughter more often."

According to Hanyu Hideki, the daughter of Suzuki Yugo is naturally Suzuki Kyoka.

After starring in the movie "My Sassy Girl", Kyoka Suzuki became an overnight sensation throughout Asia.

Later, she starred in the same series of movies "My Sassy Girl". Although the feedback of this movie was not as good as "My Sassy Girl", it also helped Yunshang Entertainment make a lot of money.

With box office success and acting skills, Kyoka Suzuki has become a new generation of actress promoted by Yunshang Entertainment. She has constant film and television and commercial resources at hand, and is now considered one of the first-tier artists in Japan.

However, when Suzuki Yugo heard what Hanyu Hideki said, he shook his head and said, "Actually, I haven't seen Shizuka for a long time. She is too busy with work now. When we talked on the phone before, she said she was overseas."

After that, Suzuki Yugo asked Hanyu Hideki curiously, "President Hanyu is the boss of Yunshang Entertainment. He should know more about Shizuka than I do."

In fact, due to the influence of his own president's reputation as a "playboy", Suzuki Yugo has always felt that Hanyu Hideki should have some interest in his daughter.

And when he met his daughter, from the conversation he had with her about her condition, it seemed that his daughter was somewhat interested in him.

Although he didn't want his daughter to follow Hanyu Hideki without any status, matters of the heart were not something that others could influence.

Besides, he could also see that although his president was a playboy, he treated women quite well and he had never heard of any bad rumors about him, such as abuse, humiliation, and bullying.

So he had already prepared himself for the day when he would find out that his daughter was with Hideki Hanyu.

However, what Suzuki Yugo did not expect was that after his daughter was signed by Yunshang Entertainment and became famous after starring in a movie, she seemed to have completely lost contact with Hanyu Hideki.

This even made Yugo Suzuki doubt his daughter's beauty and Hideki Hanyu's masculine ability.

But seeing that his daughter is still as beautiful as ever and that his president is surrounded by many beautiful women.

Only then did he realize that his daughter really had no relationship with Hanyu Hideki.

Asking Hanyu Hideki this now is also a final test.

Who would have thought that after hearing what Suzuki Yugo said, Hanyu Hideki spread his hands helplessly and said, "Suzuki-san, don't you understand my attitude towards the company?
Although I made many important decisions for Yunshang Entertainment, I never interfere in the day-to-day management.

I haven’t seen Ms. Suzuki since the premiere of My Sassy Girl.”

After Hanyu Hideki said this, Suzuki Yugo couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Since the establishment of Sky Telecom Co., Ltd., Hideki Hanyu has always been concerned about the development of the company and has also formulated some strategic development plans.

However, Hanyu Hideki really does let go of the specific management of the company, just like a shopkeeper.

As the two chatted here, Marco, who was driving, suddenly reminded them, "We are almost at our destination."

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki smiled and said to Suzuki Yugo, "Due to the work of Yunshang Entertainment, Suzuki-san and his daughter cannot meet. I will treat you and your daughter to a meal to make amends if I have the chance."

"Shizuka is supposed to be working, how dare you bother the president."

Suzuki Yugo naturally quickly refused.

But Hanyu Hideki, who had already opened the car door, only said, "It's settled."

……

Next, Hideki Hanyu and Yugo Suzuki entered the agreed place.

This is a restaurant that was booked by President Kobayashi of Hankyu Hanshin Corporation. It is located in the city of Kobe and looks a bit special.

Led by the restaurant waiter, Hanyu Hideki and his companion walked in. After entering a room whose door was pushed open by the waiter, the view in front of them suddenly opened up.

This is a huge restaurant that is smaller than an ordinary banquet hall, but much larger than a private room. On both sides of the entrance, there is a row of traditional neon kneeling single-person dining tables.

On the other side of the table is an empty platform that appears to be used for performances.

As soon as Hanyu Hideki came in, President Kobayashi, who had been waiting inside, came to greet him.

“It is a great honor to meet President Hanyu again.”

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "I am also very honored to receive the hospitality of President Kobayashi."

After that, he introduced Suzuki Yugo next to him, "The president of Sky Telecom Co., Ltd., Suzuki Yugo. It is for him that I bother President Kobayashi."

After Hideki Hanyu’s introduction, Yugo Suzuki greeted President Kobayashi and they got to know each other.

Soon after, President Kobayashi introduced a guest who came with him, who was exactly Hanyu Hideki's target, the head of the telecommunications and telephone subsidiary company that cooperated with Hankyu Hanshin Corporation.

This person was not originally the first person in charge of the company, but the first person in charge was taken away for investigation because of an accident, so he was pushed up as one of the shareholders.

Knowing that Suzuki Yugo was interested in his company, he also showed great enthusiasm. After all, if there was a chance to get rid of the mess he was doing, he would naturally be quite willing to do so.

After they got to know each other, they sat down at the invitation of President Kobayashi.

While the waiter was preparing the food, Hanyu Hideki looked around and casually said to President Kobayashi, "It looks like this restaurant should be President Kobayashi's business."

President Kobayashi replied, "Hankyu Hanshin Corporation has a wide range of businesses, and the railway line connecting Takarazuka City and Kobe City belongs to Hankyu Hanshin.

With the help of railways and logistics, Hankyu Hanshin has also made some other investments, but this restaurant is specially used by me to entertain important guests. "

Hanyu Hideki looked at the empty stage in front of him and asked, "I guess there must be something special here."

"It's not that special actually. I saw President Hanyu two days ago."

After President Kobayashi finished speaking, he immediately whispered a few words to the waiter next to him.

After the waiter left, the surrounding lights soon became dim, while the lights on the table in front of him gradually lit up.

Then, a group of girls dressed in dancers' costumes filed out from the inner door and began to perform on the empty stage in front of the few people accompanied by music.

It turns out that the empty stage was used for performances.

Hideki Hanyu had actually anticipated this.

But what he didn't expect was that when he saw the performers in front of him clearly, he actually found a lot of familiar faces.

It turns out that these performing girls are all members of the Takarazuka Revue.

Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this President Kobayashi is really good at using tricks, he actually directly brought the actors from Takarazuka to entertain the guests.

This couldn't help but remind him of the president of a large domestic group in later generations. The other party kept a singing and dancing troupe to entertain guests. Could it be that he learned it from here?

But if you think about it, maybe it's possible.

After all, the original purpose of Hankyu Hanshin establishing Takarazuka was to attract customers to watch performances.

Although the Takarazuka Revue has gained considerable fame and some of its actors have good backgrounds, in the eyes of the real powerful, they are ultimately not worth mentioning.

And if it's just a performance to entertain guests and nothing else, it wouldn't be considered excessive.

After all, those Japanese families with strong real backgrounds would not send their beloved children to be Takarazuka actors.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many scandals at Takarazuka in later generations.

After understanding what President Kobayashi meant, Hanyu Hideki no longer cared about it. He started talking about business while enjoying the performance and singing of professional dancers.

Soon, the person in charge of the telecommunications and telephone subsidiary company started chatting with Yugo Suzuki. Judging from his anxious look, it was obvious that he couldn't wait to find Yugo Suzuki to take over.

Hideki Hanyu was very satisfied with this.

President Kobayashi next to him was equally satisfied.

After all, if Sky Telecom Co., Ltd. takes over the mess, the project that Hankyu Hanshin Co., Ltd. cooperated with this subsidiary company can resume work and continue, and the expected unfinished losses can be avoided.

The current result is a happy ending for everyone.

President Kobayashi was so happy that he made some arrangements for the waiter.

Soon, several young and beautiful girls in traditional costumes walked in.

Under the command of President Kobayashi, they sat down next to everyone and began to serve as drinking companions.

Hideki Hanyu looked at the girl sitting next to him and asked with a surprised expression.

"Why is Miss Asano here?"

That’s right, the person sitting next to Hanyu Hideki was not someone else, but the future Takarazuka “Moon Group” leading actress, Mano Yoshiyo, who deliberately approached him at the anniversary ceremony two days ago.

Logically speaking, although Mano Yoshiyo's family background is not top-notch, she is wealthy enough. It might be okay for her to perform, but it would be a bit strange for her to be a drinking companion.

President Kobayashi would never force Mano Yoshiyo because he could find someone else.

After all, Takarazuka has never lacked girls with good backgrounds, but there has also never been a shortage of girls from ordinary families who want to "advance".

Who would have thought that as soon as he asked this, Mano Kayo replied shyly, "Because I know that the person I'm going to entertain is Mr. Hanyu."

Uh!
Hideki Hanyu is now certain that the girl deliberately approached him two days ago and definitely had "ulterior motives."

Most likely, she was greedy for his body.

It turns out that boys should protect themselves when they go out, especially boys like him who are too outstanding.

At this time, Asano Kayo couldn't wait to say, "Mr. Hanyu, I have been following you for a long time. I like your novels and songs. I..."

While the other girls nearby had already started pouring wine and serving the guests attentively, Mano Yoshiyo expressed her thoughts.

Judging from the girl's posture, she doesn't look like she is here to provide service. Instead, it seems like she is taking the opportunity to express her admiration for Hanyu Hideki.

Hey!
The scumbag sighed inwardly. Such a beautiful... and sincere girl was just lusting after his body. How could he have the nerve to reject her?

When the banquet was over and everyone was saying goodbye, Hanyu Hideki said goodbye to Suzuki Yugo, who wanted to continue discussing cooperation, and also said goodbye to President Kobayashi, who was old and could not drink much.

Looking at Mano Yoshiyo who was still beside him.

Hideki Hanyu expressed it very honestly.

"Ms. Mano, I'm very happy that you like me, but I have to tell you that I actually have a girlfriend, and more than one."

The next moment, he heard Mano Yoshiyo's answer.

"I know, Kuroki Hitomi-senpai should be one of them."
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The next day.

Hideki Hanyu wakes up in his holiday villa in Kobe.

The person still sleeping beside him was none other than Asano Yoshiyo.

He didn't have a very satisfying time last night. After all, for a scumbag, taking care of a girl for the first time, apart from the sense of accomplishment, is not really a very wonderful thing.

Wash up, change clothes, and leave a note.

Hideki Hanyu left in style.

Last night was just a one-night stand for fans to chase their idol and he fulfilled their wishes.

We don’t seek a future with each other, let alone emotional connections.

The best of both worlds, mutual benefit and win-win situation.

At Itami Airport, the 'Spirit' specially designed to pick up Hideki Hanyu took off.

Its destination, Hong Kong.

Hideki Hanyu's planned global tour has officially begun.

(End of this chapter)