Chapter 823 It’s still unclear who will win.

[I’m very sorry, because there was a mistake in the outline, I was confused and wrote it in the middle of the night, which resulted in the confusion between Toho and Tsuburaya in the last chapter. I have already corrected it, brothers can go back and take a quick look. ]

On January 9th, Hideki Hanyu’s meeting with Tsuburaya President Tsuburaya Gao was more dramatic than he had imagined.

The whole process and the ending were completely beyond his expectations.

In Bunkyo Ward, inside the teahouse opened by Naito Haruko.

The meeting between Hanyu Hideki and Tsuburaya Gao had just begun. After they had gone through the false politeness of Japanese social occasions, Marco came in to report to him.

“Boss, someone is following Yuan Gu Gao and is watching outside the teahouse right now.”

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki looked at Yuantani Gao unconsciously with amusement in his eyes.

He did not tell Tsuburaya Gao what Marco said.

But he could roughly guess who was following Yuantani Gao.

To be precise, who ordered it?

He lowered his voice and told Marco, “Don’t worry about it, just let our people keep an eye on it.”

“Yes.”

Marco responded and left.

Yuan Gu Gao asked curiously, “President Hanyu, is there something wrong?”

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, “President Tsuburaya Gao, don’t worry. This has nothing to do with our meeting this time. It’s just a personal matter of mine.”

Yuan Gu Gao hurriedly said, “I see, that’s how it is. It’s obvious that President Hanyu is very busy. I won’t bother you any more. I’d better just state my purpose directly.”

“President Tsuburaya Gao, please speak.”

Even though Hideki Hanyu guessed that Tsuburaya Gao came for the 9% of Toho shares he held.

He even understood that the other party was planning to take these shares as a means to create a split with Toho.

But when facing Yuantani Gao, he would just remain unchanged in the face of all changes and would not say anything proactive.

After all, Yuanya Gao needed help from him in this matter.

As expected, Yuan Gu Gao didn’t want to wait any longer and said directly, “I want to buy 9% of Toho shares from President Hanyu. For this, I am willing to increase the purchase price by 30%.”

Less than a month after Hanyu Hideki bought these shares from Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the value of the shares increased by 30%.

If you agree to sell it, from a business perspective, it will definitely be a very good deal.

But unfortunately, Hideki Hanyu did not purchase this 9% stake in order to buy low and sell high.

and……

“I’m sorry, President Tsuburaya Gao, I’m not short of money.”

Hanyu Hideki, who has no shortage of money, said frankly that he does not care about the mere 30% appreciation.

What he wants cannot be measured by money alone.

It was so hard to get such important chips at the critical moment. It would be a pity to just make money.

Yuan Gu Gao’s face froze, and he asked slowly, “What does President Hanyu want?”

Hideki Hanyu did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

“Tsuburaya Productions wants to promote the Ultraman series internationally, and Yunshang Entertainment has a huge overseas promotion and marketing channel. I believe that if Tsuburaya chooses Yunshang Entertainment for overseas promotion, it will definitely be a win-win cooperation.”

“You want the copyright of Ultraman!” Tsuburaya Gao said in surprise.

Hanyu Hideki raised his finger and shook it, saying, “It’s just cooperation, and it’s limited to the overseas part.

Since President Tsuburaya Gao took great pains to have Sayuri Yoshinaga contact me, he must know my strengths. Whether it is Yunshang Entertainment or Elf Entertainment, they can help Ultraman achieve greater success. “

Yuan Gu Gao’s expression was tense, and he asked with a tone full of distrust, “Just cooperation?”

Hanyu Hideki chuckled, “I would like to buy the copyright of Ultraman, but even if President Tsuburaya Gao is willing to sell it, Toho will not agree.”

After hearing this, Yuan Gu Gao finally relaxed a little.

Just when Tsuburaya Gao was thinking about how to respond to Hanyu Hideki’s conditions.

Marco walked in again and whispered in Hanyu Hideki’s ear, “Boss, someone wants to visit you. Let me introduce myself as the president of Toho Co., Ltd., Matsuoka Isao.”

As soon as Marco said this, Hanyu Hideki showed an expression that said, “As expected.”

Before, Hideki Hanyu wondered why the fishhook he bought from Yoshiaki Tsutsumi did not catch the Toho fish, but instead caught Tsuburaya Gao of Tsuburaya Production Co., Ltd.

Now it seems that his prediction was correct.

Yuan Gu Gao is not a fish, but a bait that is hung on his hook.

The big fish, Toho, has finally taken the bait.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki said to Tsuburaya Gao, “President Tsuburaya Gao, I’m afraid our meeting will have to be put on hold for a while.”

Yuan Gu Gao looked puzzled, “What happened?”

Hanyu Hideki looked towards the entrance of the teahouse and said, “Mr. Matsuoka Isao, the president of Toho, has arrived. He is right outside the door. Would you like to meet him, President Tsuburaya Gao?”

Yuan Gu Gao’s first reaction after hearing this was that his face suddenly turned red and he looked very angry.

However, facing Hanyu Hideki, Tsuburaya Gao did not lose his temper, but gritted his teeth and said, “Of course I have to meet him.”

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said to Marco, “Then please invite President Matsuoka Isao to come in.”

A moment later, the 11th president of Toho Co., Ltd., Isao Matsuoka, walked into the tea room where Hideki Hanyu was.

Isao Matsuoka has been the president of Toho Co., Ltd. since 1977. During the rise of Yunshang Entertainment, it both cooperated and competed with Toho, and the two sides had a lot of dealings.

Hideki Hanyu and Isao Matsuoka have met more than once and are quite familiar with each other.

So meeting in the teahouse at this time feels a bit like meeting old friends.

Especially in the past two years, Yunshang Entertainment’s development in Japan has reached its limit and it has begun to focus its energy overseas.

Therefore, the competition between us and Toho is becoming less and less, but the cooperation is increasing.

After the two sides divided up their “territory” in the entertainment industry, they actually developed a certain tacit understanding and friendship with each other.

Of course, this is referring to cloud entertainment.

Speaking of Hideki Hanyu’s other company, Elf Entertainment.

Then the relationship with Toho will be even closer.

In particular, Hideki Hanyu’s “Monster Universe” concept has begun to make huge profits after cooperating with Toho to complete the project.

With real money coming in, Toho, which had previously been reluctant and hesitant about cooperation, began to show a good attitude of cooperation.

The meeting between Hanyu Hideki and Matsuoka Isao was held in a very harmonious atmosphere.

But looking at Yuantani Gao next to him, he doesn’t look so happy.

Even when Matsuoka Isao turned around and wanted to say hello to Tsuburaya Gao, Tsuburaya Gao directly asked without hesitation, “Are you following me?”

Matsuoka Isao spread his hands and did not directly answer Tsuburaya Gao’s question.

“asshole!”

After Tsuburaya Gao cursed loudly, he turned to Hanyu Hideki and said, “President Hanyu, as long as you agree to my transaction request, I will agree to your overseas copyright cooperation.”

Hideki Hanyu looked at the reactions of the two after they met, and thought that the rumors were indeed true. The conflict between Tsuburaya Productions and Toho had reached the brink of a split.

However, on the surface, after hearing what Tsuburaya Gao said, Hanyu Hideki immediately pretended to be happy and said, “That’s great, we can make an appointment to discuss the details of the cooperation.” But then, before Tsuburaya Gao could say anything, Toho President Matsuoka Isao, who had just entered the door and had no time to sit down, spoke first.

“President Hanyu, no matter what cooperation Tsuburaya has agreed with you, Toho can complete it on your behalf.”

After saying that, Matsuoka Isao immediately lowered his voice and said a few words to Tsuburaya Gao who was about to get angry.

Then, Tsuburaya Gao, who was originally angry, actually did not refute the promise that Matsuoka Isao made to Hanyu Hideki because of a few words from Matsuoka Isao.

“President Hanyu, I’m very sorry for wasting your time today. I need to think about our cooperation again.”

After sincerely apologizing to Hanyu Hideki, Tsuburaya Gao said goodbye and left.

Then, the only people left in the tea room were Matsuoka Isao and Hanyu Hideki.

Matsuoka Isao gestured to Hanyu Hideki, “President Hanyu, how about we sit down and talk about cooperation?”

“of course can.”

Hideki Hanyu took his seat first.

Matsuoka Isao followed closely behind.

Then, the leaders of the two giants in the Japanese entertainment industry began negotiations unknown to outsiders.

When it was noon, Hideki Hanyu said goodbye to Isao Matsuoka at the door of the tea house and drove straight to the headquarters of Yunshang Entertainment.

In the president’s office on the top floor, the first words Hanyu Hideki said when he saw Hirohashi Asako were.

“Qianzi-san, guess who I talked to the whole morning?”

Hirohashi Asako, who was busy processing documents, answered without even looking up, “I can’t guess.”

Hanyu Hideki sat down on the sofa, “Asako-san is really boring.”

“So, who is it?” asked Hirohashi Asako.

“Isaoka Matsuoka,” Hanyu Hideki replied.

“Are you here for Toho’s 9% stake?” asked Hirohashi Asako.

Hanyu Hideki said, “Yes and no.”

Hirohashi Asako did not respond, because after working together for many years, she knew that even if she didn’t ask, Hanyu Hideki would tell her everything next.

Hanyu Hideki said, “Actually, it was Tsuburaya Gao who asked someone to contact me first in private.”

Hirohashi Asako looked puzzled and finally put down the documents in her hand.

“President Tsuburaya, we have never cooperated with Tsuburaya. We even poached a lot of people from Tsuburaya to shoot special effects films. Our relationship is not very good.”

Hanyu Hideki explained, “Because Tsuburaya Gao also wants the 9% of Toho shares, I think you also know something about the conflict between Tsuburaya and Toho.”

Hirohashi Asako suddenly realized, “It seems that Tsuburaya Gao is really willing to lead Tsuburaya away from Toho at all costs.”

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, “That’s why I tried to get Toho shares from Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.”

“Taking advantage of others’ misfortune is indeed Hanyu-san’s style.”

Hirohashi Asako thought thoughtfully, “If I’m not mistaken, Hanyu-san is after the overseas copyright of Ultraman.”

Hanyu Hideki immediately praised her, “Asako-san is truly my best partner.”

“That’s because I read Kobayashi Masao’s work report. Since the beginning of the year, Cloud Entertainment Asia has launched an acquisition of a Thai entertainment company, and the other party happens to own some of the overseas copyrights of Ultraman.

It’s obvious that this was not Masashi Kobayashi’s idea. Apart from me, the only one in the entire group who can command Masashi Kobayashi is Hanyu-san, and you never do meaningless things.

It is obvious that Hanyu-san is planning to acquire the overseas copyright of Ultraman. “

“Clap clap clap!”

As soon as Hirohashi Asako finished her explanation, Hanyu Hideki immediately applauded.

“Asaki-san is right, this is all my plan.”

Hirohashi Asako smiled and said, “Hanyu-san suddenly came to me and was so happy. It seems that the plan was successful.”

Hanyu Hideki nodded, “It’s almost done. The negotiations in Thailand have been almost completed. This morning I met with Tsuburaya Gao and Matsuoka Isao separately to put an end to this matter.”

Hirohashi Asako asked, “What conditions did Matsuoka Isao put forward?”

Hanyu Hideki replied, “Nine percent of Toho’s shares are still held by Yunshang Entertainment, but we have to agree to cross-holding between Crescent Cinemas and Toho.”

Hirohashi Asako immediately asked, “What’s the proportion?”

Hanyu Hideki said, “Toho just wants to increase its voice in the cinema market and strengthen cooperation with us, so it can’t ask for too much. Now we have only reached an intention, and the next step is to leave the details to Asako-san.”

Hirohashi Asako asked, “What about the Ultraman copyright issue?”

Hanyu Hideki replied, “We will set up an overseas copyright company. In addition to Toho, Tsuburaya, and Yunshang Entertainment, Elf Entertainment and Elf Communication will also participate in the joint operation of Ultraman’s overseas promotion and marketing.”

Hirohashi Asako rubbed her temples. “It sounds like another troublesome matter that will take a long time to discuss.”

“If you want to make money, you can’t be afraid of trouble. Kitahara-san will be in charge of the elves department. You two can communicate more when the time comes.”

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he looked at the watch on his hand and said, “It’s almost time. I have a lunch appointment at noon. I will arrange for someone to hand over the follow-up matters to Asako-san. If you have anything, please contact me. I’ll leave first.”

Hirohashi Asako responded, “Okay, I will.”

After bidding farewell to Hirohashi Asako, Hanyu Hideki hummed a cheerful tune and headed towards the underground garage.

If he continues to strengthen cooperation with Toho and deepen his ties with it, he will have even more influence in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Even Sony Entertainment, which acquired Columbia, now has to rely on Yunshang Entertainment in its domestic market.

After all, Sony’s strength lies more in music and physical channels.

But now, with the decline of the idol industry and the popularity of rock music and electronic dance music, Cloud Music, which relied on Hideki Hanyu’s foresight and early layout and bet, has gradually surpassed Sony in the music market.

As for physical channels…

Sony promoted the CD, and Sony’s Walkman device is still the best in the world.

But he was not without the opportunity to strike back.

Since its development, Elf Entertainment has dominated the global electronic game market and has long been comparable to Sony in physical sales channels.

With his support, The Shining Research Institute has made continuous breakthroughs in semiconductor storage technology.

It also gives him the confidence to contribute money, effort and guidance in advance when necessary to produce the MP3 format of the table-turning scene.

By then, he will be able to let Sony know what it means to cut off the source of the trouble.

Of course, in addition to these there is also Universal MCA.

Panasonic is in a dilemma and is trying to hold on to save face.

Hideki Hanyu has already secured victory in the acquisition competition.

Next he will go to America to put the final touches on this matter.

Think about this…

Sony Columbia VS Cloud Universal.

The future of world entertainment.

Who will kill the deer is unknown.

(End of this chapter)