Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 993 Hideki Hanyu's Supreme Command

On his way home, Hideki Hanyu was thinking about his meeting with former Prime Minister Takeshita the next day.

Beside her, Ning Jing looked at Zhou Wenqiong, who kept yawning after getting into the car, and asked her with concern.

"Why are you so tired so early, Sister Zhou? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"

"I'm shy around strangers when I sleep, and I had some trouble sleeping last night."

Zhou Wenqiong's lies came out of her mouth effortlessly.

She couldn't very well tell Ning Jing that she had waited until her niece was asleep last night before secretly going to thank Hideki Yuzuru.

After a long separation, I accidentally thanked you for a bit too long.

Ning Jing, who knew nothing about it, comforted her, "It's okay, once we get back to Yangcheng tomorrow, Sister Zhou will be able to get some rest."

Zhou Wenqiong brought her niece and Ning Jing to the capital just to watch the opening ceremony of the Asian Games.

I finished watching it today, and I have to go back tomorrow morning.

After all, both Xixi and Ningjing had to continue their studies, and "Qionghua Entertainment" had a lot of work waiting for Zhou Wenqiong to handle. Naturally, the three of them couldn't stay in the capital to watch the games like Yu Sheng Hideki.

In response to Ning Jing's concern, Zhou Wenqiong said, "I might go to Hong Kong soon, and I'll take you with me to see if there are any opportunities to act in movies."

So you'd better behave yourself when you get back to school, so it'll be easier for me to ask someone to help you get leave."

"Don't worry, Sister Zhou, I will definitely do my best."

Ning Jing immediately made a loud promise, his expression full of longing to go to Hong Kong.

After all, in this day and age, Hong Kong is a dazzling and prosperous city, and its film industry is booming, making it a place that many people in the industry aspire to.

The car drove along and soon arrived at the hotel where Ning Jing was staying.

After getting out of the car and saying goodbye, Ning Jing watched the car drive away into the distance.

Watching the car's taillights gradually disappear, Ning Jing felt a strange sense of envy, the kind of longing that comes from being an outsider and wanting to fit into a group.

At this moment, Ning Jing saw Hideki Yuzuru as the center of this "group".

Such a person, standing at the top of the human pyramid, can make all her dreams come true simply by getting close to her.

When the vehicle returned to the courtyard of the adjacent Forbidden City, Hideki Yuzuru got out of the car, and his daughter, whom he was holding, had already fallen asleep.

After all, the child had been following his schedule since morning until watching the opening ceremony, without a single rest. He was already exhausted.

After carefully settling his daughter in bed, Hideki Yuzuru had just settled into the small bathtub in the bathroom to relax when the bathroom door was pushed open.

Opening her eyes, Zhou Wenqiong, plump and beautiful with a round and lustrous figure, had already stepped one foot into the bath.

"Let me help you scrub your back..."

The night started earlier tonight than it did last night.

……

The following day, September 23.

After sending Zhou Wenqiong and the other two to the airport early in the morning, Hideki Yuzuru went to watch the Asian Games alone and witnessed China win its first gold medal in weightlifting at this Asian Games.

Regardless of what happened to this athlete later, her victory is truly inspiring.

However, Hideki Hanyu stayed not only to watch the competition, but also to handle some domestic investment matters and make arrangements for future development plans.

After watching the weightlifting competition on the first day, he spent most of his time at the company's office in the capital, handling matters related to Yunhua Real Estate.

Nowadays, apart from the "Yunhuali" project in front of us, Yunhua Real Estate's main investments are actually in the south, specifically in Shanghai.

The Yunhua Plaza, built on the land initially leased, will hold its completion ceremony next month.

The relevant investment promotion has already begun, and the companies he has invested in will naturally move in as soon as possible. For example, all of his companies' offices in Shanghai will be moved to the office building in Yunhua Plaza.

Brands like Aiyi International, a subsidiary of the LVMH Group that have already entered the Chinese market, include Starbucks, Supreme, Supreme Sport (S&S), Uniqlo, Vigorous (Wanrui) Supermarket, Elf Show flagship store, Game City (a comprehensive game store), Tsutaya Bookstore, OGC Shop (a specialty store for Asian girls' performances), and many more...

These brands will definitely open stores in the Yunhua Plaza shopping mall.

Hideki Hanyu even asked Benedictine to open Vestigia's first store in Japan at Yunhua Plaza, specializing in Italian and French fusion cuisine.

Hideki Hanyu even plans to open a Lamborghini Group experience store, displaying all of its high-end models for consumers to freely visit.

Whether it sells or not doesn't matter; he just wants to elevate the status of Yunhua Plaza from the very beginning.

Only in this way can we live up to the reputation of Shanghai and attract more high-end brands to set up shop here.

However, after carefully looking at the list of stores opened by the brands he invested in, Mr. Yuzuru suddenly felt that his investments over the years had not been in vain.

Even without other brands, he alone could easily support the structure of a large shopping mall.

The fact that foreign investment is still restricted in the domestic cinema market means that Yunhua Cinema would have been ready by the time Yunhua Plaza opened.

Even if he couldn't do it himself, he had already invited cinemas across the country.

Unfortunately, the reform of the film and television industry has not yet begun, and there is not even a trace of provincial cinema chains, which makes it somewhat inconvenient to do so.

However, it is possible to plan ahead, such as listing Asia Cinemas separately in Hong Kong, and then, once the restrictions on cinema investment in Hong Kong and other regions are lifted in mainland China, it can indirectly enter the mainland market.

With that thought in mind, Hideki Yuzuru put down the information about Yunhua Plaza.

This is only the first Yunhua Plaza, and many things are still being tested.

Once enough experience is accumulated, subsequent expansion will be much easier, and many things can be done directly by using templates, just like the development model of a certain company in another time and space.

I picked up a new file, still about things related to Shanghai.

However, this time it wasn't Yunhua Real Estate, but rather the development and investment promotion of Pudong New Area.

After receiving news of the development of Pudong New Area, he instructed his companies to submit a list of projects that were within the specified scope, would not cause sensitive reactions overseas, and that they could invest in and construct in Pudong New Area.

After further screening and communication with domestic officials, a total of eleven projects were ultimately confirmed to be implemented.

Among these, the investment projects such as factories, warehouses, and logistics all seemed unremarkable. He only glanced at them briefly before handing them over to his subordinates to handle.

On the contrary, it was the document signed by Eri Kitahara, which read "Project Proposal for the Universal Elf Park," that Hideki Hanyu examined carefully for a long time.

After reviewing it, Hideki Hanyu realized that this "Universal Fairyland" was essentially an experimental project. Although the Fairyland currently under construction in Kanagawa was already in the process of collaborating with Universal Studios' IP after the Cloud Group acquired control of Universal Pictures.

However, due to the deteriorating business situation and tight cash flow of Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's Seibu Group, the construction of that project is now being dragged out, with minor stops every five days and major stops every month.

In this situation, let alone collaborating with Universal Studios, it's questionable whether the Elfland theme park itself can even be built.

This was absolutely unacceptable to Eri Kitahara, who harbored ambitions to combine the IPs of Elf Entertainment and Universal Studios to create a theme park that surpassed Disneyland.

So when Hideki Hanyu asked his companies to report their investment projects in Pudong New Area, Eri Kitahara thought of testing her "Global Elf Park" project in Pudong New Area.

In any case, according to Kitahara Eri's plan, Pudong New Area became the best place for her to test new projects because of the low construction and labor costs in China, as well as the preferential policies for foreign investment.

Even so, this new project is unprecedented in its scale.

Judging from the construction area alone, it was already more than twice the size of the later Disneyland.

The estimated construction cost has already reached the level of one billion US dollars.

This number is absolutely astronomical in this day and age.

Although China's foreign exchange reserves reached a new high in 1990, they were only just over 10 billion.

Even if a large portion of this money can be covered by domestic loans, Elf Entertainment will still face enormous risks.

Although in another time and space, Shanghai Disneyland has achieved unprecedented success, it seems that building such a large-scale theme park in Shanghai is very promising.

But times have changed, and people's spending power and acceptance levels are also different.

Neither Universal Pictures nor Elf Entertainment's IPs have undergone extensive promotion and marketing in China. Their IP awareness is severely insufficient, and their influence on the public is probably less than that of a single hair from the Monkey King.

Under these circumstances, making an investment of this level rashly would undoubtedly be a very risky move.

Therefore, even if the "Global Elf Park" is to be built, it must be coordinated with the two companies' major domestic promotional strategies.

In Hideki Hanyu's view, the Universal Wonderland should be part of the "harvest" phase after the IP has been promoted and deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people.

Rather than being a preliminary step in a publicity plan, it is even less likely to be promoted simply as an experimental project.

With that in mind, Hideki Hanyu picked up his pen and began writing his opinions on the document.

Regarding the planning of the Universal Elf Park project, I believe...

Next, Hideki Hanyu wrote down his opinions, filling several pages.

In these suggestions, Hideki Hanyu first outlined the overall strategy for Universal Pictures and Elf Entertainment's promotion and marketing in China, including how to begin, what steps to take, and how to integrate these strategies with the actual situation in China.

According to Hideki Hanyu's plan, for many years to come, Universal Pictures and Elf Entertainment will be in the stage of promoting their IPs and cultivating consumers in China.

As for the Universal Elf Park project, although it is possible to invest in and build it, it should not be done with the purpose of experimentation. Instead, it should be carried out in multiple phases and with a focus on the acceptance and popularity of the IP in China, rather than thinking about spreading it all out from the beginning.

In his suggestions, Hideki Hanyu even envisioned a construction model for the future 'Universal Wonderland' based on the mature designs of theme parks from later generations.

In short, what may seem like just some random comments written by Hideki Hanyu in his proposal was, in the eyes of the management of Universal Pictures and Elf Entertainment, the ultimate directive for their future development in the domestic market.

Although Hideki Hanyu rarely interferes in the day-to-day management of his companies, when it comes to critical moments, his orders are so effective that no one in the management team dares to disregard them.

This is the status and influence of Hideki Hanyu.

Just as Hideki Hanyu finished writing down all his comments and put down his pen, Kaoru Chiba happened to knock on the door to remind him.

"Mr. Yuzuru, it's almost time for dinner with Mr. Takeshita. Mr. Marco has already prepared the car."

"I see."

Hideki Hanyu tidied up the documents in front of him and then gave instructions to Kaoru Chiba.

"These documents were distributed according to my instructions, and I asked them to give me a reply as soon as they had reviewed them."

Chiba Kaoru carefully put away the document and replied, "Yes, Mr. Yuzuru."

"lets go."

After saying that, Hideki Yuzuru went downstairs and got into his car.

Nowadays, the offices of his companies in Yanjing are basically rented and used temporarily, but this is all with Hideki Yuzuru's permission.

After all, this is indeed temporary. Hideki Hanyu has already arranged a formal office location, which is the 'China World Trade Center Phase 1' that was just completed a month ago.

As the name suggests, the International Trade Center was built primarily to serve multinational corporations and financial institutions. Hideki Hanyu secured multi-story lease contracts well in advance of the construction phase.

Without considering building his own headquarters, the China World Trade Center Phase 1 will be the headquarters of his companies in the capital for a long time to come.

The car drove on and soon arrived at the restaurant where we had arranged to meet Takeshita.

Upon entering the private room, Takeshita was already waiting.

Although Hideki Hanyu arrived later, after entering the private room and greeting Takeshita, he immediately picked up the menu and ordered in Mandarin.

His practiced manner left Takeshita utterly dumbfounded.

After the waiter left, Takeshita immediately exclaimed in amazement, "I didn't expect Mr. Yuzuru to speak Chinese so well, and even order food so skillfully."

"As a writer, I naturally need to have some understanding of the profound Chinese culture."

As a businessman, I want to make money here, but more importantly, I want to understand the culture here.

Those who want to make money here but hold onto their arrogance and refuse to understand the place, even if they gain some benefits, are destined to only have a temporary advantage.

At this point, Hideki Yuzuru glanced at the private room and continued, "As for my skill in ordering food, it's because I really like this restaurant opened by the Sichuan Provincial Government Office in Beijing, and I always come here specifically to eat whenever I'm here."

Although Takeshita understood what was said earlier, he realized that Hideki Hanyu was indeed capable of reaching such heights in such a short time.

But they clearly didn't understand what the so-called office behind it meant, or why a restaurant would be set up there.

Hideki Hanyu naturally wouldn't give the other party a detailed explanation, after all, it was a very complex thing formed by many factors.

While waiting for the food, he changed the subject and asked the former prime minister what his real purpose was in inviting him to meet.

Zhu Xia spoke cryptically and vaguely for a while before finally getting straight to the point.

"I've heard that Mr. Yuzuru and Yutaro-san..."

(End of this chapter)