Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 1002 Take care of yourself...

October 15th.

Hideki Hanyu's last day in New York.

However, before leaving, there was one last thing he needed to take care of.

As for what it was, it was naturally about resolving the "internal rebellion" within Supreme.

While spending more than ten days in New York, Hideki Hanyu handled other work but did not forget to prepare for this matter.

During this period, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka continued to try to force Hideki Hanyu to agree to his proposed new board structure, hoping to use his temporary advantage to do so.

However, Hideki Hanyu completely ignored Yoshiyuki Ishizuka and refused to even see him.

It was under these circumstances that Yoshiyuki Ishizuka finally realized that Hideki Hanyu's influence on Supreme was far greater than he had imagined.

He gradually realized that the biggest reason he was able to control Supreme, win over top executives, and unite with investors was actually because Hideki Hanyu was willing to support him.

When Hideki Hanyu stopped supporting him, he began to feel restricted in everything he did.

Most importantly, as time went on, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka also discovered that the forces supporting him were constantly weakening.

From investors to management, some began to stop supporting his plan, others began to distance themselves, and some even advised him to abandon the plan and apologize to Hideki Hanyu.

Clearly, after he pressured Hideki Hanyu to resign, Hideki Hanyu launched a counterattack.

This countermeasure was faster and more effective than Yoshiyuki Ishizuka had imagined.

Over the years, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka has personally promoted, cultivated, and trained the management team, as well as those investors who have repeatedly claimed to support him.

At this moment, however, they were all moving away from Yoshiyuki Ishizuka.

Now that time has come, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka has become a pawn in this whole affair, a clown who overestimated his own abilities.

Even as a clown, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka had no choice but to fight with his back against the wall and risk everything.

After all, there's no turning back once the arrow is released. At this point, it's too late for Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to beg for mercy from Hideki Hanyu.

Based on Yoshiyuki Ishizuka's understanding of Hideki Hanyu, once his ambitions swelled and he confronted Hideki Hanyu at the hotel, Hideki Hanyu could no longer forgive him.

The 15th, 11:00 AM.

A meeting room in the Supreme headquarters office building in Manhattan, New York.

The chairman announced, "After a vote by all board representatives, it has been decided that Yoshiyuki Ishizuka is now officially removed from his position as CEO and that his plans for an independent listing of S&S will be immediately terminated."

Meanwhile, according to the investigation, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka committed illegal acts such as embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds during his tenure, violating the equity incentive agreement he signed. The board of directors has the right to reclaim the equity of Yoshiyuki Ishizuka and will appeal against Yoshiyuki Ishizuka's illegal acts.

In addition, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka also exists…

Although the chairman had not finished speaking, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka in the conference room had already deflated like a punctured balloon and slumped completely into his chair.

Before today's board meeting, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka had already anticipated that his plan might fail or be halted at the board meeting.

After all, over the past ten days or so, the number of people supporting him, whether it's the company's senior management or investors, has been decreasing.

The repeated setbacks in reality have completely shattered the inflated ambition that Yoshiyuki Ishizuka had built up over the years, leaving it riddled with holes, breaking his confidence, and making him realize the true extent of the gap in strength.

Even so, he still didn't expect Hideki Yuzuru's counterattack to be so ruthless.

It not only thwarted his plans, but also brought him down from grace.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

When he was kicked out of Uniqlo because of a scandal with a female store clerk, he was just as helpless, fearful, and desperate.

But who helped him in the end?
It's Hideki Hanyu.

It was Hideki Hanyu who brought him and Nobusada Shiina to America and opened the first Supreme store on Lafayette Street in Manhattan.

It was Hideki Hanyu who invested funds, provided development advice, and gave him support, helping him and Supreme get to where they are today.

and so……

Why is it like this?

When did he lose himself in his ambition?

Hideki Hanyu has already helped him so much, why can't he help him one last time?

Thinking of this, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka looked at the chairman sitting at the head of the table with a mix of emotions, including regret, resentment, and anger.

This chairman was recommended by Dante Kane.

Since Dante Kane relinquished power and stopped interfering in Supreme's operations, the chairman has become a rubber stamp in Yoshiyuki Ishizuka's eyes.

Whatever he wanted to do, the other party supported him unconditionally.

Yet, this very rubber stamp has delivered its verdict on him today.

At this moment, the chairman had finished speaking and, noticing Ishizuka Yoshiyuki's gaze, asked a question.

"Mr. Ishizuka, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

As soon as the chairman said this, everyone on the board turned their attention to Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, wanting to see what the disastrously defeated former CEO had to say.

In everyone's opinion, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka might defend himself, protest, or resist.

But no one expected that Yoshiyuki Ishizuka would only ask a question in a complicated tone.

"Where is Hideki Hanyu? Why hasn't he come to see me!"

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka could accept failure and his fate, but what he could not accept most was Hideki Habu's disregard for him.

It was as if he was insignificant and not worth mentioning from beginning to end.

Since he staged a coup at the hotel more than ten days ago, Hideki Hanyu hasn't even seen him.

This immense sense of disparity drove Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to the brink of madness.

The chairman replied calmly, "Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying."

"No! You know! Isn't this exactly what Hideki Yuzuru wanted me to be in? Why won't he come! Why shouldn't he come! Is he afraid of me? Is he afraid to face me?"

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka appeared insane.

The chairman remained silent as he looked at Yoshiyuki Ishizuka.

The man before him, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, was clearly showing signs of mental instability due to his business failures. Naturally, the chairman couldn't possibly compete with a madman.

Moreover, although Hideki Hanyu is the owner of Hope Angels and a major shareholder of Supreme, he does not hold any official position at Supreme.

In this situation, the chairman has no right to know whether Hideki Hanyu comes or not.

Now that the incident started by Yoshiyuki Ishizuka has been settled, the chairman, not wanting to see Ishizuka continue his madness, was considering whether to call security to take Ishizuka out when the office door suddenly opened from the outside.

As the door opened, a voice rang out.

"Who said I didn't come? I was just held up by something."

Everyone looked toward the doorway and discovered that the speaker was none other than Hideki Habu, whom Yoshiyuki Ishizuka wanted to see.

Although Hideki Hanyu did not hold a position at Supreme, everyone in the meeting room stood up and greeted him respectfully as soon as he appeared.

How do you say that?

Although I am no longer in the martial arts world, my legend will live on forever.

Hideki Hanyu is more than just a legend at Supreme.

By taking advantage of the 'S&S' independent listing, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka aims to remove Hideki Hanyu from the board of directors and gain support from senior management and investors.

It's not that these people have collectively lost their minds, but rather that, in everyone's view, after multiple rounds of financing, Hideki Hanyu has indeed lost absolute control of Supreme in terms of equity.

But who could have imagined that after Yoshiyuki Ishizuka revealed his true colors, everyone would realize just how deep the waters ran within Supreme. It was expected that Hope Angel Investment, the largest shareholder of Supreme (owned by Hideki Hanyu and holding 27% of the company), would oppose Ishizuka.

However, some investors who had previously supported Yoshiyuki Ishizuka on the board of directors, or who had not expressed much opinion, suddenly revealed their support for Hideki Hanyu, which was something they never expected.

Little did these people know that these investors were merely fronts for Hideki Hanyu to divert attention and diversify his shareholdings.

In recent years, many of Supreme's financing rounds have appeared to involve third-party investment institutions, but in reality, it was Hideki Hanyu who invested.

Not only did the people on the board not know, but even Dante Kane and the representatives themselves did not know who their real boss was.

Furthermore, after Hideki Hanyu's counterattack, many investors were persuaded by him, or simply sold their shares to him to cash out and leave.

So when Hideki Hanyu got serious, control of the Supreme board of directors immediately returned to his hands.

This also made Ishizuka Yoshiyuki's defeat at today's board meeting clean and decisive, leaving no room for doubt.

In response to the greetings from the crowd, Hideki Hanyu nodded slightly.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Ishizuka Yoshiyuki, who had stood up, was trembling all over, and was staring at him with bloodshot eyes, and waved to the others.

"Everyone, please leave. I want to talk to him alone."

Although Hideki Hanyu did not hold a position at Supreme, his words caused everyone in the meeting room to leave without daring to utter a single word.

Soon, everyone who was originally in the meeting left, leaving only Hideki Hanyu, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, Marco following behind Hanyu, and his assistant Akemi Yasukawa.
Hideki Hanyu walked to the chairman's seat, crossed his legs, looked at Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, and asked in a calm tone.

"I'm here. Say what you want to say."

Upon hearing this, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka gritted his teeth and said, "Hideki Hanyu, you're quite pleased with yourself now, aren't you?"

"proud?"

Hideki Hanyu looked puzzled. "Why should I be proud?"

As he spoke, Hideki Yuzuru looked Yoshiyuki Ishizuka up and down, and chuckled softly.

"Hehe, you've worked at Supreme all these years, you must have laid off quite a few employees, right? Do you feel proud of laying them off?"

To put it more bluntly, why should I feel proud of stepping on an ant?

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka shouted, "Stop pretending! My deception and betrayal must have made you extremely angry. You must be very happy that I've ended up like this!"

Hideki Hanyu raised his finger and shook it. "You misunderstand. You clearly don't understand the gap between us, so what you are like is meaningless to me."

Moreover, in my opinion, what you're saying now is merely an attempt to satisfy your last shred of pathetic self-esteem by using my attitude.

As Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he gave Akemi Yasukawa a wink.

Akemi Yasukawa immediately placed a file folder in front of Yoshiyuki Ishizuka.

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, who was feeling embarrassed and indignant after Hideki Hanyu exposed his secret, had no idea what Hideki Hanyu wanted to show him at this moment.

But he still opened the file bag, poured out its contents, and began to look at them.

Some documents and some photos.

When Yoshiyuki Ishizuka saw these things, his expression changed drastically.

Hideki Hanyu's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, your deception of me didn't start with Supreme."

Do you remember why you were kicked out of Uniqlo back then?
You may not remember, but these documents and photos will definitely remind you.

You, who once had a bright future at Uniqlo, were fired because of an affair scandal with a store employee.

I asked you at the time if it was true, and you said you hadn't done it. I chose to believe you, which is why I brought you and Shiina Nobusada to America to develop our business.

But clearly, you lied to me.

The woman in the photo is that shop assistant from back then, right? Not only do you still maintain a relationship, but she even gave birth to your son.

The financial transactions shown in these documents are all financial support you provided to this mother and child behind your wife's back.

Are these fake?

Hideki Hanyu stared at Yoshiyuki Ishizuka with a playful expression and questioned him.

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, holding the documents and photos, trembled slightly and dared not meet Hideki Hanyu's gaze. However, after a moment, he still forced himself to remain calm and questioned Hideki Hanyu.

"You actually investigated me!"

"Haha, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, don't say lines from those third-rate idol dramas to me."

And do you think I'd be so idle as to waste time investigating you?

Hideki Hanyu was amused by Yoshiyuki Ishizuka's reaction.

Ishizuka Yoshiyuki waved the documents and photos in his hand and asked, "Where did these things come from?"

Hideki Hanyu did not answer Yoshiyuki Ishizuka immediately. Instead, he first changed the position of his crossed leg, then looked at the time on his watch before slowly speaking.

"If an unrelated person asks me, I won't answer."

Considering your years of help in developing Supreme, and even if you haven't achieved great things, you've certainly put in a lot of effort. Besides, there's still some time before our flight takes off, so I won't hesitate to tell you the truth.

"What truth?"

As Yoshiyuki Ishizuka questioned, an ominous premonition arose in his heart for some unknown reason.

Hideki Hanyu slowly opened his mouth to answer.

"The truth is, after you were fired by Uniqlo because of the affair scandal, I already knew you weren't innocent before you told me you were.

Because of what happened to you, I made a special trip back to Japan to meet with Yanai-san, and she already gave me the evidence of your infidelity.

Hideki Hanyu glanced at the things in front of Yoshiyuki Ishizuka as he spoke.

"And these materials and photos were not obtained by my investigation, but were given to me by your wife."

If you don't know, you can do nothing.

Do you think that by keeping a mistress and having illegitimate children overseas, no one will know?
Little did you know that your wife already knew and had been collecting evidence of your infidelity.

Okay, I've said everything I needed to say. Now it's time to head to the airport.

After finishing his sentence, Hideki Yuzuru got up and walked towards the door of the conference room.

But at that moment, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka stood up and shouted at Hideki Hanyu.

"Since you knew I was lying to you, why did you still bring me to America to develop my career? Why were you still willing to support me at Supreme?!"

Hideki Hanyu stopped, but did not turn around.

He spoke in a tone that seemed to be a recollection, a regret, and a disappointment.

"Because you were my best student during the training course at Tanaka Garment Factory."

I'm willing to give you my trust again after you made a mistake and deceived me.

Just like your wife, who knows you're cheating on her, but still waits for you to change your mind.

But you disappointed us.

"Take care of yourself..."

After finishing his speech, Hideki Hanyu strode out of the conference room.

Snapped!
Inside the meeting room, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

"Teacher...I'm sorry..."

(End of this chapter)