Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 128 Two Tons of Gold (Fifth Update, Please Subscribe and Vote)

"Fine, I'm not stingy as the client!" Li Song finally set a reward of 4800 million, because he felt that exchanging half a ton of gold for this was worthwhile.

With $4600 million left on the secondhand platform, Li Song felt that he had been spending money like water lately.

"Oh well, I can get reimbursed anyway," Li Song muttered to himself.

When Section Chief Zhou heard Li Song say "feedback, feedback," his ever-present expression turned into a wide grin.

“Brother Zhou, I’m going to Kyoto tomorrow and then I’ll be back on Saturday,” Li Song said again.

"No problem!" Section Chief Zhou naturally knew what Li Song was going to do, and no one could interfere with that, since one of them was unmarried and the other was divorced.

Section Chief Zhou's work involves a lot of explosive information; Li Song's knowledge is nothing compared to that.

Why did Li Song arrange for the appliances to be delivered in advance when he was going to Kyoto? Because Section Chief Zhou would definitely deliver them.

"Also, Brother Zhou has prepared two tons of gold. If the assessment over there is satisfactory, we will proceed immediately. Some things can't be delayed, and the person in charge might change at any time," Li Song added.

"Okay!" Section Chief Zhou nodded.

Section Chief Zhou came out and found Ma Shengli had arrived, but Section Chief Zhou had to go report to his work immediately.

Li Song pondered whether he should open a gold shop on Hong Kong Island. Of course, opening a gold shop doesn't mean you can just lose the gold at will, because there are records to keep.

I figured this was safer and less troublesome.

Of course, if my woman is willing to do this job in the future, that's fine too.

"Mr. Ma!"

“Mr. Li!” Li Song shook hands with Ma Shengli again.

After get off work in the afternoon, there was a short meeting, and then Li Song went to the production workshop.

The production workshop has already produced some component samples.

"Boss, this machine is amazing. It can mold a product in one go, without any secondary processing," said Zhou Yang, the chief engineer of the motorcycle factory, pointing to the 1500-ton die-casting machine.

"Hmm!" Li Song nodded. A 1500-ton aluminum alloy die-casting machine was actually overkill. Li Song chose it mainly because of the technical issues.

A 300-ton die-casting machine is sufficient for producing motorcycles.

The OEM manufactures engines and transmissions. Looking at the produced samples, Li Song asked, "Can we start trial production now?"

"We are currently performing final maintenance on some equipment, and trial production will officially begin next week."

"And we're aiming to have our first complete vehicle roll off the assembly line next week."

"We estimate that a one-month adaptation period will be sufficient, and then mass production will officially begin in July," said factory manager Sun Heping.

"That's good. Also, make sure to train more technical backbones. I have a new project coming up soon," Li Song said.

“No problem,” Ma Shengli said from the side.

Because Ma Shengli is coordinating personnel transfers, recruiting workers is very troublesome now; it's not like you can just go anywhere to recruit.

At that time, vocational school graduates were guaranteed job placement, and there were also issues related to the planned economy, such as grain rations, household registration, and medical care.

Li Song glanced at it briefly, then went home for dinner.

During the meal, Li Song said to Ma Shengli, "Mr. Ma, we also want to invest in a company that produces marine outboard motors. We have already applied for the relevant international patents..."

When Li Song mentioned his requirements during dinner, Yamaha felt like the sky was falling because the International Intellectual Property Organization had published patents for fourteen models of marine outboard motors, most of which overlapped with the patented technologies researched in their own laboratory.

Moreover, such a large-scale application for marine outboard motors has attracted many related practitioners, with as many as fourteen models.

But the applicant is an individual, so where did this person come from?

Yamaha was trying to contact the patent holder when it unexpectedly overlapped with a task from its motorcycle division.

Then Li Song was discovered.

Li Song, working at the Yangcheng Motorcycle Factory, wrote his manuscript in his office after lunch. After Section Chief Zhou reported this to his superiors, the higher-ups were quite uneasy upon hearing the news. Was Li Song organizing an internal evaluation?

The superiors told us to do whatever we could get our hands on, without being bound by any particular method.

As for the home appliances Li Song provided, let Section Chief Zhou handle it as he sees fit, because the higher-ups also know that orders are orders, and personal relationships are personal relationships.

Commands are passive, while favors are proactive.

The next morning, Li Song took a plane to Kyoto with Section Chief Zhou. When they arrived in Kyoto, someone brought them a car. Only then did Section Chief Zhou realize that Li Song was an extremely thoughtful person.

"Is anyone home?" Li Song arrived at his courtyard house and found the door closed from the inside, so he knocked on the door in a high-pitched voice.

"Who is it?" Zhu Ling heard someone knocking on the door.

"The coal deliveryman," Li Song said, his voice still strained.

"My family doesn't need coal briquettes...!" Zhu Ling opened the door in confusion, only to see Li Song carrying a canvas bag.

"You jerk!" Zhu Ling rolled her eyes at him, then reached for the canvas bag in Li Song's hand.

"Sister Lin, I can do it myself." Li Song closed the door behind him.

What's so heavy?

"Cosmetics, from France!"

"There are also Italian clothes and perfumes." Li Song took the items out after entering the house.

"This is the certificate of authenticity for the diamond from last time."

"Ah Song, you bought so much stuff."

"Your Majesty, this servant will help you change your clothes."

"Pah, in broad daylight..." Then Zhu Ling was picked up by Li Song and taken to help His Majesty change his clothes.

"This bra is so sheer!"

"This is called fashion; Your Majesty looks very handsome in it."

"This perfume must be very expensive."

"I'm glad Your Majesty is pleased."

"By the way, the drainage system in this area needs to be renovated, as well as the electrical wiring, water supply, heating, and so on..."

"oh oh!"

"You little rascal, you're losing your energy talking about these things."

"Your Majesty, this servant knows his mistake. This servant is a lowly outsider..."

"Pah, pah, what nonsense you're spouting..."

"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty finds this servant too talkative in the future, just use this method to shut this servant up."

In the afternoon, Li Song and Zhu Ling went out to buy things. After they returned, Section Chief Zhou arrived with the furniture that Li Song had bought.

Washing machine, refrigerator, electric fan, television, all are products of Xiaobenzi.

However, the wiring in the house still needs to be repaired, otherwise there will be potential safety hazards.

"Thank you, Ah Song." Section Chief Zhou said thank you as he left. He had given the appliance as a favor, which would make things easier for him in Kyoto in the future, as he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of finding other people. Section Chief Zhou also didn't want his identity to be exposed.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou." Li Song nodded, and then started fiddling with the television.

Looking at the imported home appliances and then at the busy Li Song, Zhu Ling thought of a line of poetry: "You were born when I was already old..."

(End of this chapter)