Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 1063 The Last Piece of the Puzzle

As 1991 officially arrived, Hideki Hanyu fulfilled his promise to Akina Nakamori, moving into a hot spring resort in Aoba Ward with her and beginning their life together.

Of course, it's not entirely accurate to say it's just the two of them.

Because Kyoko Koizumi did not leave immediately, but stayed for another five days after the New Year, she had to return to Tokyo under pressure from her agency staff.

However, after Kyoko Koizumi left, a series of beauties followed, including Hitomi Kuroki with her daughter Yuma Hanyu, Yasuko Sawaguchi and Izumi Sakai, the energetic trio of girls, Hiromi Takigawa and Yuko Kotegawa.

However, apart from Hitomi Kuroki and her daughter Yuuyuu, who stayed for a relatively long time, the other beauties who came in pairs all left after one or two days.

The group of beauties made it clear that they didn't want the pregnant Nakamori Akina to be the only one receiving attention, and they needed to find some sense of presence for themselves while Hanyu Hideki was resting.

For a scumbag, this is actually a good thing.

At least it can solve his problem of having too much energy, so he doesn't have to be able to look at Nakamori Akina but not eat her.

Of course, during this period, Hideki Hanyu was not just leisurely resting, or spending time with a bunch of jealous women.

He also keeps track of news from the outside world.

After all, even if he really wanted to relax, it would be completely impossible for him now.

First, after the New Year, Yunshang Entertainment sent him a series of good news.

The program, which was transformed from the Cloud Entertainment New Year's Concert into a New Year's Eve concert, achieved a peak viewership rating of 15% on Fuji Television alone.

This is definitely a huge success for cloud entertainment.

It's worth noting that this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) only managed to maintain a viewership rating of over 40% after years of declining viewership.

This viewership rating gave Hirohashi Asako tremendous confidence.

When Hirohashi Asako called Hideki Hanyu that day, she directly stated that Cloud Entertainment would fully invest resources in promoting the New Year's Eve concert this year, and all its artists must prioritize supporting the New Year's Eve concert.

However, the New Year has just passed, and the next New Year's Eve concert will have to wait another year. Asako Hirohashi is only planning this, and she is not in a hurry to reveal it immediately.

Most importantly, even if the ratings are good enough, Asako Hirohashi still positions the New Year's Eve concert as an internal event of the Cloud Entertainment Group and does not intend to invite artists from outside the Cloud Entertainment Group to participate.

This can be considered the last bit of respect for the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle).

In addition to the New Year's Eve concert, Koichi Minato also called personally to tell Hideki Hanyu another piece of good news.

That was the drama series "Tokyo Love Story" that premiered on Fuji TV on January 7th, which achieved great success, with the first episode averaging over 10% viewership across Japan.

If we only consider the Kanto region, the viewership rating would be even higher.

This news was actually within Hideki Hanyu's expectations.

This is the first major project in which Cloud Entertainment collaborates with Fuji Television after acquiring Fuji Television.

As a drama series that helped Fuji Television establish its prime-time "Getsu-9" slot in its previous life, the influence of "Tokyo Love Story" is no longer limited to Japan.

It could even be said that this was a series that ushered in the golden age of Japanese dramas in the 1990s, and its influence spread to various overseas regions.

The airing of "Tokyo Love Story" made Hideki Hanyu feel once again that the familiar future was gradually approaching.

Of course, in addition to news about Yunshang Entertainment, news about his other companies also came one by one.

However, the new year had just ended, and there was no major news that he needed to pay attention to.

But while everything was fine on his end, the situation was quite different on the outside.

After the New Year, everyone felt that the crisis in Japan's economy was still ongoing.

And this sense of crisis has begun to spread from the stock market crash to the housing market.

Many negative news stories cannot be covered up simply by trying to suppress them.

The prolonged sideways movement, seemingly prosperous but actually lacking in actual market activity, has become increasingly apparent to many.

In addition, the tightening of monetary policy by the Bank of Japan and the introduction of a series of official policies to restrict the overheated real estate market have pushed the Japanese real estate market to the brink of collapse.

Although no one knows when the Japanese housing market will fall into the abyss.

But everyone knew that this was already a foregone conclusion.

The Japanese government's stance is clear: after bursting the stock market bubble, it is determined to curb Japan's overheated real estate market.

In response to this crisis, Hideki Hanyu will naturally not do nothing.

His previous investments in the Japanese banking industry were intended to take advantage of this crisis, allowing him to continue his operations covertly while everyone else was preoccupied.

From his time travel to the present, through painstaking efforts and numerous secret schemes, isn't his ultimate goal to leverage this once-in-a-century period of change and the unprecedented technological revolution to build his own "conglomerate" in Japan?

If this were a period of stable economic growth, other major powers would never allow him to rise to prominence so easily.

Without the technological explosion, the technological revolution, and a series of economic crises, he would not have been able to compete with those established forces in the old industries and grow stronger.

However, the booming Japanese economy in the 1980s gave him the opportunity to accumulate his first pot of gold.

In the mid-to-late 1980s, the development of semiconductor technology led to a boom in the gaming industry, allowing him to rapidly grow and expand in a new field in the shortest possible time.

The bursting of Japan's bubble economy left traditional powers with no time to spare, giving them the best opportunity to make strategic moves and buy at the bottom.

Next came Japan's prolonged economic stagnation in the 1990s, a wave of bank defaults, and a financial crisis that affected the whole of Asia.

Coupled with the unimaginable internet revolution, a market far more terrifying than the gaming industry has emerged.

After much deliberation, this was enough for Hideki Hanyu to activate all his plans and complete the final piece of his "conglomerate" vision.

It is also the most important core of all Japanese conglomerates.

The banking and financial industry.

In fact, if it were just about setting up a bank, Hideki Hanyu could easily do it now.

Whether it's Sendai Bank, which he already controls, or Toyo Soko Bank, which he has secretly arranged, he can now bring them into the open.

The problem is that, firstly, this small-scale operation simply cannot meet his needs; the scale is too small and the scope of business is too narrow, making it impossible for it to serve as the core of a "conglomerate".

Secondly, for a long time to come, especially in the early to mid-1990s, the banking industry was not a good "business" in Japan.

He must first weather this "downturn" before revitalizing it with the help of a brand-new, large-scale industry.

The scale of the internet industry and the timing of its explosive growth perfectly aligned with his plans.

Therefore, even though he is already making plans in secret, he is not in a hurry and does not want his actions to alert other major powers in advance.

In Sendai, his stronghold, he controlled a small bank, which no one paid any attention to.

However, if he were to establish a presence throughout Japan and intend to connect the entire network, the resulting commotion would certainly alert all his adversaries.

While at home, Hideki Hanyu had already quietly arranged everything and was keeping a close eye on the changes in the Japanese economy, and then turned his attention overseas.

The big brother in the north is facing constant crises, while his younger brothers are outwardly united but inwardly divided, with conflicts erupting everywhere.

Meanwhile, America led a pack of wolves, poised and ready to strike in the Middle East. It was clear to everyone that the die was cast.

His "friends" who collaborated with America were all waiting for the rich rewards after the victory.

StarMap Logistics' subsidiary, StarMap Shipping, has already dispatched all its oil tankers, in cooperation with oil companies in the Middle East, to their designated destinations.

War is indeed cruel, but hidden behind the cruelty is a pack of hungry wolves sharpening their knives and drooling with desire.

It has to be said that Hideki Hanyu seems to be thriving more overseas. In this day and age, when people are out in the world, they only talk about pure profit.

In Japan, however, one often has to consider many more factors when taking action.

Thus, even though Hideki Hanyu was at home, he was aware of everything happening in the world.

Time flies, and two weeks have passed since the New Year.

Although Hideki Hanyu was enjoying his leisurely life to the point of forgetting his homeland, a phone call from America forced him to say goodbye to Akina Nakamori and board the Cloud Ship bound for America.

1991.

January 15th, 10:00 AM, Los Angeles time.

The Cloudship landed in Los Angeles.

However, the airport where the Cloud Flight landed was not Los Angeles International Airport, but Los Angeles Long Beach Airport.

His private jet's parking agreement with Los Angeles International Airport just expired after the New Year.

The service company then recommended Long Beach Airport to him, saying that a commercial runway of over 3000 meters had just been built there, specifically to serve high-end users like him.

Moreover, this is one of Boeing's assembly centers, which can better provide aircraft maintenance and upkeep services.

Most importantly, it's not as busy as Los Angeles International Airport. Whether it's taking off or landing, it's more efficient and safer.

Although it's twice as far from downtown Los Angeles, Hideki Hanyu ultimately chose it over its advantages, making it the new landing spot for his private jet in Los Angeles.

Of course, for Hideki Hanyu, who had just arrived in Los Angeles, everything at the airport was just a side story.

After leaving the airport through a special passage, Hideki Hanyu saw Monica Bellucci waiting by the roadside, holding her daughter Diva.

Hideki Hanyu stepped forward, took his daughter in one hand, and then embraced and kissed her with the other.

Only after the flowers were satisfied and separated on their own did they ask questions.

"I thought you wouldn't arrive in America for a few more days, but I didn't expect you to arrive even earlier than me."

Qiu Hua simply replied, "My daughter misses you."

The scumbag could only feign apology and say, "Sorry."

He then lifted his third daughter, whose English name was Daiwa and whose Japanese name was Yuzuru Hanyu, high in the air.

"Xi Ling, do you really miss your father?"

It has to be said that, in terms of looks alone, Yuzuru Hanyu is undoubtedly the most beautiful among his two older sisters, one older brother, and one younger brother.

Being mixed-race already enhances one's appearance, not to mention that the daughter inherited his good looks, and her mother is none other than Monica Bellucci, a football star.

To say that this daughter looks like a porcelain doll is even a bit too conservative.

Describing her as a little angel is not an exaggeration at all.

Just looking at her now, you can tell she'll be a stunning beauty when she grows up.

At this moment, the little angel was being held up by Hideki Hanyu. Her bright and beautiful eyes blinked as she stared at him. Her deep blue eyes even had a bluish-purple tint in the sunlight, making her look so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Hideki Hanyu really likes it more and more the more he looks at it.

However, at that moment, Monica Bellucci timely reminded him, "Mr. Karl Map has been in Los Angeles for two days."

Upon hearing this, Hideki Yuzuru temporarily suppressed his feelings of affection for his daughter.

"Taking care of important matters is the priority."

After saying that, he picked up his daughter and got into the Rolls-Royce that had come to pick him up, together with Monica Bellucci.

After getting into the car, he asked Monica Bellucci, "I'm going to Red Maple Manor to see him. Do you want to come with me?"

Monica Bellucci shook her head. "No, I don't like that place."

Hideki Hanyu immediately knew why Qiuhua answered that way.

It's simply because he often socializes at Red Maple Manor and frequently brings other women back there, which is why Qiu Hua doesn't like it either.

Thinking this, Hideki Yuzuru changed his mind and said, "Then let's go see him at your place."

The house Monica Bellucci lives in now is the same one that Hideki Hanyu gave her a long time ago, and it's not far from Sunset Boulevard.

When Hideki Hanyu arrived, he found that the house, which had looked quite nice at first glance, was now rather unsatisfactory. It was located near a busy area, lacked privacy, and was rather small.

Thinking of this, he said to Monica Bellucci after entering the room.

"Contact your aunt Nadia and ask her to help you find a new house in Los Angeles and sell this one."

“I also think it’s a bit noisy here. Dava can’t sleep well at night. I’ll tell my aunt to come to Los Angeles right now.”

Monica Bellucci was not polite at all.

After having a daughter, Monica Bellucci and Hideki Hanyu have much more confidence when they talk.

Especially seeing how much Hideki Hanyu loves his daughter.

Hideki Hanyu was completely unconcerned about the ball's reaction.

For him, as long as money can satisfy a woman, that's the simplest thing.

After spending some time with his daughter, Hideki Hanyu finally met Karl Mapu.

Upon entering, Carl Map said to Hideki Hanyu with some surprise.

"I never expected you would buy a house in a place like this."

Hideki Hanyu explained, "It was given to Monica a long time ago, but I'm already planning to find a new place, and this place should be sold soon."

Upon hearing this, Karl Map immediately made a request, "If you're going to sell it, why don't you let me use it?"

Hideki Hanyu asked curiously, "Do you intend to settle down in Los Angeles?"

Carl Mappe replied, "I'm considering setting up a club for the company in Los Angeles, and this house is in a perfect location."

"A club? Wouldn't that be too private?" Hideki Yuzuru asked.

Carl Map explained, “Unlike Olivia Hurley’s private clubs, this is a public event, dealing with some open relationships and business, so the location can’t be too remote.”

"Okay, once Monica moves out, this place will be handed over to you."

A multi-million dollar mansion is nothing to Hideki Hanyu.

Moreover, with the club right under his nose, he knew exactly what Karl Mapu was doing.

After discussing the minor details about the house, Hideki Hanyu then inquired about Carl Mapple.

"Why not meet on the East Coast instead of the West Coast? Being away from Washington, D.C., will cause us to lose firsthand information."

Karl Mapu smiled mysteriously and uttered a sentence.

"Because people are a little worried."

(End of this chapter)