Chapter 822 Chess Pieces and Playthings

“Because that would let others know that there is something really wrong with us.”

This is the answer that Nagano Kazuka gave to Hanyu Hideki.

Faced with this answer, Hanyu Hideki just smiled and said, “Today’s weather is good, very suitable for skiing.”

Then he stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

Before leaving the mansion, he did not forget to instruct his assistant, “Help me get rid of those women upstairs.”

……

Time flies, and soon it is January 8, 1990.

At noon, after two days of playing at the ski resort, Hideki Hanyu finally returned to Eiichi Jimbo’s mansion in southern Karuizawa.

At this moment, in the mansion’s restaurant, with smoke and aroma everywhere, a family dinner of premium Wagyu barbecue is in progress.

Accompanying Hanyu Hideki for dinner were three women who had just left the ski resort: Yoshinaga Sayuri, Higuchi Kanako, and Nagano Kazuka.

Hideki Hanyu devoured the juicy and tender beef.

The three women in kimonos surrounded him, either tasting the food or serving him wholeheartedly.

When Sayuri Yoshinaga picked up a piece of beef from the baking tray, she carefully placed it on the plate in front of Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu did not pick up his chopsticks immediately, but looked at the woman. Thinking of her diligent service over the past few days, he spoke.

“Ms. Yongji, I am very satisfied with your recent performance, so can you tell me what you want me to agree to?”

Sayuri Yoshinaga replied, “There is a gentleman who wants to have a meeting with you regarding the nine percent of Toho shares that President Yoshiaki Tsutsumi sold to you.”

“Who?”

Hideki Hanyu is very interested in the person that Sayuri Yoshinaga mentioned.

Sayuri Yoshinaga replied, “Tsuburaya Gao, the president of Tsuburaya Production Co., Ltd.”

Hearing this name, Hideki Hanyu was somewhat surprised.

Tsuburaya Gao is the current president of Tsuburaya Production Co., Ltd. and the third-generation head of Tsuburaya Production Co., Ltd.

And Tsuburaya Productions is the company that filmed Ultraman.

He didn’t expect how Tsuburaya Productions, which is engaged in the production of special effects films, could convince Sayuri Yoshinaga. After all, the two are not in the same field.

But leaving aside these details, the fact that Tsuburaya Productions came to him for his 9% stake in Toho is indeed something worth pondering.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki asked Yoshinaga Sayuri, “I didn’t expect that President Tsuburaya Gao would ask you to be a lobbyist.”

Sayuri Yoshinaga responded politely, “It may be because of Mr. Tsutsumi. After all, I am just delivering a message for President Tsuburaya Gao.”

“Haha, come here.”

Hanyu Hideki chuckled and hooked his finger at Yoshinaga Sayuri.

The woman didn’t understand, but she still sat down next to Hanyu Hideki obediently.

Higuchi Kanako, who was standing next to her, sensibly took over from Yoshinaga Sayuri and continued to help Hanyu Hideki prepare food.

As for Nagano Kazuka, she was the eldest daughter of a banking family after all, and she just sat quietly beside them enjoying the food.

After Sayuri Yoshinaga sat down next to him, Hanyu Hideki raised his hand and pinched the woman’s face and said, “I don’t like your answer just now. Do you think I will believe that you are willing to pay such a high price just to help you?”

Sayuri Yoshinaga’s voice was panicked, and she struggled to explain, “I’m sorry, President Tsuburaya Gao promised…”

Next, Sayuri Yoshinaga said a lot, and after convincing Hideki Hanyu, Tsuburaya Gao gave her a promise.

“Tsk tsk! Yuan Gu Gao really spent a lot of money to find you to lobby for him.”

Hanyu Hideki clicked his tongue and sighed.

After saying that, he loosened his hands, leaned back on the cushions, stretched out his legs and told Sayuri Yoshinaga, “Please give me a massage. I feel a little uncomfortable from skiing.”

Upon hearing this, Sayuri Yoshinaga hurriedly knelt on the ground and began to massage Hideki Hanyu’s legs.

While the scumbag was enjoying himself, he asked meaningfully, “President Tsuburaya Gao seems to have had a hard time since he took over.”

The previous president of Tsuburaya Production, Ichi Tsuburaya, was the second-generation head of Tsuburaya Production. During his leadership, the business of Tsuburaya Production reached its peak.

Because he valued talent and maintained good relations with TV stations, the Ultraman series made great progress during Tsuburaya Hajime’s tenure.

However, at the end of Ichiro Tsuburaya’s tenure, Tsuburaya Productions’ finances began to have serious problems, and the conflict with its parent company, Toho Corporation, was on the verge of breaking out.

Unfortunately, at the age of 41, before he could solve the problem, Tsuburaya Ichi died early due to health reasons, leaving the mess to his younger brother, the current president Tsuburaya Gao.

The failure of the second Ultraman series and the successive incidents involving peripheral toys completely pushed Tsuburaya Productions to the bottom of its business.

Although during the process of Tsuburaya Gao taking over Tsuburaya Productions, he started the international promotion of Ultraman copyright, laying the foundation for the revival of Ultraman.

But at this moment, the situation at Tsuburaya Productions is still bad.

The company has been arguing over the copyright of Ultraman and has been in constant conflict with Toho, and has been clamoring for independence.

This is also the reason why Hanyu Hideki asked that question just now.

However, although Hanyu Hideki dared to make such a mockery of the bigwigs in the industry, Yoshinaga Sayuri did not dare to respond.

So the woman just answered cautiously, “I’m not sure about this either.”

“Yeah……”

Hanyu Hideki asked deliberately, but soon changed his tone, “If the beauty doesn’t know, forget it, but since the beauty has satisfied me so much recently, I will give the beauty a favor.

I am returning to Tokyo today, and I will be free tomorrow. You can tell President Tsuburaya Gao about this.”

Although the scumbag said this, he must have other ideas in his mind.

He is a man who never does anything without benefits. So, knowing that Tsuburaya Gao was going to start the international promotion of Ultraman, how could he not get involved?

After all, even he is jealous of the future value of the Ultraman series overseas.

Besides, compared to simply making money, what he is most interested in is if he can take advantage of this opportunity to get involved in Ultraman’s overseas copyright.

After all, he still has the powerful weapon of Elf Entertainment in his hands. If he is in charge of the overseas copyright of Ultraman, he will have much more room for operation than Tsuburaya Productions.

As the saying goes, look three steps ahead when you take one step.

When he agreed to Yoshiaki Tsutsumi’s investment, he required the purchase of Toho’s shares as a condition in order to lure Toho into the trap.

In the end, they didn’t catch Toho, but they did catch Tsuburaya Productions.

As the saying goes, it’s a wrong move. As long as he can get what he wants, it doesn’t matter who he talks to.

As for how far we can finally discuss, we will have to wait until we meet tomorrow to find out.

After thinking about this, Hideki Hanyu looked at Kanako Higuchi who was helping him grill the meat.

(Photo by Kanako Higuchi)
In order to grab him as a lifeline, the beauty has been very obedient to him these days, allowing him to fully experience the charm of a mature beauty.

Now, it’s time for him to fulfill his promise.

However, how to solve it depends on the specific debt situation of the other party.

So Hideki Hanyu asked Kanako Higuchi directly.

“Ms. Higuchi, tell me how much debt you have now?”

Kanako Higuchi, who was helping with the barbecue, froze for a moment, then replied nervously, “After I found a way to raise some money to repay the loan, I have about 530 million yen left.”

After Higuchi Kanako said this, Hanyu Hideki remained calm.

But the two women beside him changed their expressions at the same time.

Sayuri Yoshinaga knew that Kanako Higuchi was in debt, but she didn’t expect the amount to be such a huge amount.

Even Nagano Kazuka, the eldest daughter of a banking family, was surprised by this number.

After all, among her clients there are artists, so she has a general idea of ​​their income situation.

Among Japanese artists, singer-songwriters earn the highest income.

But even the top ones among these people seem to earn 200 to 300 million every year, but after deducting various expenses and taxes, not much actually goes into their pockets.

It is not easy for them to pay off such a huge amount of money.

Not to mention an actor like Kanako Higuchi.

If no one helps, the other party may even have difficulty paying the interest.

At this time, Nagano Kazuka finally understood why the other party was willing to please Hanyu Hideki.

However, just as Nagano Kazuka was feeling the urge to watch the fun, she immediately remembered the predicament she and her family were facing, which seemed to be even worse than that of Higuchi Kanako.

In an instant, Nagano and Hana lost their mood to watch the fun.

However, she still wanted to see how Hanyu Hideki was going to solve Higuchi Kanako’s debt problem, which would also make it easier for her to guess what Hanyu Hideki’s attitude was towards her and her family.

After hearing about such a huge sum of money, although Hideki Hanyu didn’t care, it was impossible for him to really help Higuchi Kanako pay off the debt just because they had had relationships a few times before.

The other party is not his woman. If it was those beauties who were sent to Sendai City before, he could easily deal with them with just a few hundred million yen.

But Higuchi Kanako, she just plays friendly matches and collects stamps. Even if she is a famous Showa beauty, she is not worth the price at all. Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki did not beat around the bush and spoke.

“Five hundred and thirty million yen is just the principal, the annual interest is not a small number either. With Higuchi-san’s income, it might be difficult for him to pay the interest.

But since your recent performance has satisfied me so much, I will give you a solution. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?”

Kanako Higuchi has been worried since the beginning of the year. In order to pay off the debt, she not only had a falling out with her boyfriend, but also had trouble sleeping every day.

Now that he finally saw a glimmer of hope, his mood instantly became excited. He put down the barbecue and rushed in front of Hanyu Hideki.

“Please tell me, President Hanyu. I am willing to do whatever you ask me to do.”

Hanyu Hideki lifted the beauty’s chin and asked in a frivolous tone, “Really? Are you willing to do anything I ask you to do?”

Higuchi Kanako deliberately said in a flattering way, “As long as it’s President Hanyu’s turn, I’m willing to do anything.”

“Hehe, are you sure you’re not taking advantage of me?”

After Hanyu Hideki made a joke, he saw that the woman looked embarrassed, so he stopped trying to make things difficult for her. In fact, he didn’t want to waste any more time.

He said directly, “I need you to cooperate with my people and move from your current agency to Yunshang Entertainment. I will also find a way to transfer the debt to the agency.

Although you still have to find a way to repay your debt, you can dispel two concerns.

First of all, there is no need to worry about the interest rate. The firm is not a loan shark company and it will definitely be within a reasonable range.

Furthermore, if you pay back the firm, even if they are in a tight spot in the short term, the firm will not harass you for the debt, let alone force you to do anything terrible.

I wonder if Miss Higuchi is willing to accept this condition?”

For Kanako Higuchi, who has been at her wit’s end, Yunshang Arts is willing to help her shoulder the debt, waive the interest, and will not maliciously collect the debt. This is simply good news that comes as a timely help.

There was no way that Kanako Higuchi would be unwilling.

The woman immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him, “Thank you very much for your help, President Hanyu. If you need me to do anything in the future, please tell me directly. I will definitely not refuse.”

“I see.”

Hanyu Hideki replied calmly, and then held down Yoshinaga Sayuri’s hand. It was clearly asked to massage her legs, but it turned out to be more and more weird.

“Obaa-san, are you so impatient?”

Sayuri Yoshinaga remained silent, but Hideki Hanyu grinned wickedly and pinched her through her kimono.

“Oba-san and Higuchi-san, please leave first. I have something to discuss with Ms. Nagano.”

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Yoshinaga Sayuri and Higuchi Kanako knew that it was not convenient for them to listen to what Hanyu Hideki and Nagano Kazuka were going to say next, so they left obediently.

Next, there were only two people left in the restaurant.

Hanyu Hideki spoke slowly, “Ms. Nagano, a few days ago you told me that the reason why Toyo Sogo Bank did not collect the loan from me was that it wanted to hide its own problems.

Because when collecting loans from people who already have bad credit, outsiders will think that there are problems with the lenders.

But if someone asks me to pay back the loan, people will not suspect me, but will suspect that there is something wrong with the bank.

So no matter when, whether it is people or companies, they will face a variety of choices, and among these choices, they will choose the one that is beneficial to them.

As far as I know, Toyo Sogo Bank is now terminally ill and beyond cure. Even I can’t do anything about it.

So Ms. Nagano, you and your family are now facing a choice.

Should I choose to live and die with Toyo Sogo Bank, or choose to save myself? “

Nagano and Hana seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.

She asked doubtfully, “If Toyo Sogo Bank is gone, how can my family and I survive?”

“hehe!”

Hanyu Hideki smiled confidently, “Of course it’s because of me. I may not be able to help Toyo Sogo Bank, but as long as you are willing to cooperate, I don’t mind helping you.”

“You want to…!!”

Nagano Kazuka suddenly looked shocked and vaguely guessed what Hanyu Hideki was going to do.

He wanted to stab her family from within in order to fulfill Hanyu Hideki’s ambition when Toyo Sogo Bank was in the most critical moment.

But if that happens, she and her family might be able to survive the “disaster”, but they would become complete traitors and could only rely on Hanyu Hideki and become Hanyu Hideki’s vassal.

Nagano, Hanamoto and others resisted this idea.

But before she could say anything, Hanyu Hideki spoke directly.

“You are not qualified to make a choice in this matter. Go back and tell your family.”

After saying this, Hideki Hanyu finished the last piece of barbecue in front of him, stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

His attitude towards Nagano and Hana remains consistent.

Although the woman was beautiful, except for the first day when she took the initiative to touch her, Hanyu Hideki did not touch her at all in the past few days.

Although scumbags like beautiful women, they always know what is more important.

Ever since he learned about Nagano Kazuka’s identity, she has become a chess piece on his chessboard.

Her value as a chess piece cannot be compared to toys like Higuchi Kanako and Yoshinaga Sayuri.

After all, in today’s Neon, being a chess piece of Hideki Hanyu is something to be proud of.

……

In the evening, Hideki Hanyu returned to Neon.

This time we did not take a helicopter but returned by car.

After driving for more than an hour, they had entered the city of Tokyo. Sitting on the sofa seat of the stretched luxury car, Hanyu Hideki said to Higuchi Kanako and Yoshinaga Sayuri beside him.

“I have always been very clear about the distinction between public and private matters. I am very satisfied with your performance these past few days, so in addition to what I promised you, I will naturally also give you a personal reward.”

After saying that, he threw a document to Sayuri Yoshinaga.

“Obaa-san, you should have heard of Cloud Entertainment’s Hollywood branch, Cloud Pictures. This year, Cloud Pictures has a new movie that needs a mature Asian female role.

Go and give it a try, it will definitely be better than what President Tsuburaya Gao promised you.”

Hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Sayuri Yoshinaga could not hide her excitement. After all, Yunshang Pictures was so famous in Hollywood that even she was well-known in Japan.

There are countless artists in Japan who want to use the relationship with Yunshang Pictures to enter the United States.

But even artists from Yunshang Arts rarely get opportunities.

Who would have thought that such a cake would fall on her head.

She took the document respectfully with both hands and found that it was indeed a script.

He immediately said solemnly, “Thank you, President Hanyu!”

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand nonchalantly.

This new movie is a new script that Peter Jackson wrote after directing “The Last Airbender 3”.

One of them is an important role that requires a relatively high level of acting skills and must be played by a mature Asian woman.

Yunshang Arts and Entertainment didn’t have a suitable candidate, so it didn’t matter who it was given to. It just happened to be given to Sayuri Yoshinaga as a reward.

Seeing Sayuri Yoshinaga impatiently flipping through the script, Kanako Higuchi next to her couldn’t help but show envy.

After all, going to Hollywood, in addition to increasing your fame, the income is much higher than in Japan.

The movie pay in Japan, even for Sayuri Yoshinaga, is only a few million yen.

But in Hollywood, even if Yunshang Pictures offered Sayuri Yoshinaga a newcomer price of $500,000, that would be more than 60 million yen when converted into Japanese yen.

For Kanako Higuchi, who is very short of money, this kind of reward is simply too tempting.

So after envying Sayuri Yoshinaga, she looked at Hideki Hanyu eagerly.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki took out an envelope and gave it to the other party.

“I am also very satisfied with your performance, but I don’t have the job, but I have what you need most.”

Kanako Higuchi opened the envelope and saw that it was a check as she had expected.

After seeing the numbers above, Kanako Higuchi spoke immediately.

“Sir, can I continue to accompany you tonight? I still want to perform well.”

As soon as Kanako Higuchi finished speaking, Sayuri Yoshinaga next to her immediately echoed, “I also want to continue to satisfy President Hanyu.”

Upon hearing this, the scumbag burst into laughter. It turned out that one should not have too high expectations for these women who can undress in front of the camera.

But it’s also good this way, we are both willing, we each get what we need, and there is no burden.

He immediately gave instructions to Marco who was driving.

“I’m not going home tonight. I’m going to Shigu Zhenyuan.”

(End of this chapter)