Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 131 Donating the Car (Third Update, Please Subscribe and Vote)
Li Song glanced at it and then didn't delay the work of the people in the factory. He felt that when leaders inspected the work, they were just adding to the burden on their subordinates.

Back in his general manager's office, Li Song said, "Brother Zhou, after the assessment, the matter from last time is not a big problem. Just wait for good news, and then prepare enough gold."

"That's wonderful, thank you Mr. Li, thank you so much." Section Chief Zhou was so surprised he almost jumped up.

Ma Shengli grinned, and Li Song continued, "Mr. Ma, as you know, I wrote a novel in Hong Kong. The subject matter isn't quite mainstream, and someone might try to imitate it and cause trouble."

"So I want to give the motorcycles that our factory has produced on a trial basis as an award to the front-line departments of the relevant agencies. In addition, I also want everyone to help us test them. After all, a new motorcycle will definitely have this or that problem," Li Song continued.

Li Song had planned to donate money last time, but then he thought that once the money was donated, it might end up in someone else's hands and end up in someone else's hands.

So I thought of a win-win example: donating the motorcycle to relevant organizations. On the one hand, it can test the product's performance, and on the other hand, it's like advertising.

"If there are no problems, we'll change the paint job after the first batch of products is produced tomorrow."

"Moreover, our front-line institutions are spread throughout the country. In different climates and regions, how well do they perform? Foreign manufacturers have to conduct various rigorous tests. Our requirements are not many. We only ask for one defect per week. Once there are no defects, we will export. As long as it is used normally, we will replace it with a new one if it breaks down." Li Song is still conscientious. He does not charge people for testing. Some people build cars so that users pay for the testing.

"I thank Mr. Li on their behalf. We are determined to crack down on illegal and criminal activities." Ma Shengli hadn't expected such a good thing to happen.

In Ma Shengli's view, whether or not Li Song's novel exists, there are plenty of tomb raiders in the mainland. Moreover, most people wouldn't dare to do such a thing, since most people feel eerie when they are near tombs, let alone crawl underground.

"Should I call the leader myself, or should Mr. Ma report, or should the factory report?" Li Song asked again. He asked this because he also noticed that the mainland side was trying to keep a low profile when contacting him.

"Let the factory report it; contacting them directly is too conspicuous," Ma Shengli said. Ma Shengli also knew about the fighter jets.

Because when Persia to the west bought an F-14, the price of the bare aircraft alone was close to 1300 million US dollars, and with other accessories included, the average price reached 3800 million US dollars.

Two tons of gold, worth over 1700 million US dollars, but what they bought in return was the complete blueprints for two types of aircraft. These were not just any blueprints; they were the lifeblood of Aramco.

"Mr. Li, that's the future marine outboard motor manufacturing plant."

"The plan is for 200 mu (approximately 33 acres), I wonder if that's enough?" Ma Shengli continued.

"That's enough, that's enough," Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, why don't you apply for a few more factories? Because foreign investment regulations are coming soon, and at that time, foreign investment will be limited to a certain percentage..."

"Please forgive me, Mr. Li," Ma Shengli said.

The application for the Special Economic Zone was submitted in May of this year, and then approved by Kyoto in August. After that, there were no more wholly Hong Kong-owned enterprises like Li Song's.

“Actually, I don’t mind if mainland investors take a stake…” Li Song said.

“Mr. Li, that’s not what we meant. After all, not everyone is like you. Some people are just driven by self-interest,” Ma Shengli quickly said.

What Ma Shengli didn't say was that it wasn't that he didn't want to invest, but rather that he didn't know how to calculate the value, or how high the pure technical value was.

If a dispute arises, will the relationship between the two parties become strained?

This is very detrimental to future cooperation.

There's an even more important point: if Li Song and his gang are exposed for doing this, people will see that they're behind these petty thieves, and that they own shares in these factories. It's not that they're afraid of anything in particular, but it would make them appear passive, since the goods are indeed in their own backyard.

Anyway, Li Song's factory, machines, and equipment are all here; he can't run away.

Let him operate as a sole proprietorship; the higher-ups have already made their stance clear. This is a legacy issue, and the standards will be set later.

"Alright then, can we build airplanes as a sole proprietorship?" Li Song asked.

“Mr. Li, just let us know what you want to manufacture in the future, and we’ll take care of it.” Ma Shengli’s eyelids twitched when he heard Li Song’s words.

"Automobiles, semiconductors, airplanes, shipbuilding—let's leave that aside. What about aerospace?" Li Song thought for a moment and said.

"Could you elaborate, Mr. Li?"

"Automobiles are just cars, trucks, and sports cars."

"The aircraft are mainly civil airliners, helicopters, and various special aircraft. Basically, we plan to manufacture everything that foreign countries have."

"There are many semiconductors, like chips and such."

"The aerospace industry mainly consists of commercial satellites and commercial rockets, which allows us to snatch orders from overseas. Of course, that's a story for another time," Li Song said.

“…” Upon hearing this, Ma Shengli picked up his notebook and wrote it down.

"We will give Mr. Li a reply as soon as possible." Ma Shengli felt that Li Song and his group were probably going to empty Amei's place.

"As for the domestic motorcycle technology licensing, we only charge a ten-year licensing fee. After ten years from the date of the license, we will no longer charge a licensing fee. We will discuss the overseas licensing later," Li Song continued.

Li Song felt that ten years would be enough, and of course, any new technologies that followed would also begin from the date of the license.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, that's wonderful." Ma Shengli nodded in agreement.

Then Li Song started writing, and he was incredibly busy every day.

Section Chief Zhou and Ma Shengli hurried off to report on their work, leaving Liu Qing in the office.

The higher authorities were not surprised after receiving the report, since the things Li Song had previously revealed indicated that the development was going in this direction.

Then all we could do was report it to our superiors, and the final advice was to "cross the river by feeling for the stones"—let's give it a try first.

The next morning at nine o'clock, leaders from Guangzhou came to inspect BMW Motorrad. It seemed like they just made a simple appearance in the assembly workshop and cut the ribbon for the first motorcycle to roll off the production line.

Actually, it's because the processing equipment in other workshops is kept secret, and the leaders bring a lot of people, including reporters.

The Yangcheng Evening News published photos of the leaders cutting the ribbon, with the leaders occupying a large portion of the page and only a small part of the motorcycle visible.

This was intentional; there was no other word about it, no talk of how advanced the motorcycle was or what, they were just making a fortune in silence.

(End of this chapter)