Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 2 Tutoring (Please collect and recommend)

After all, in 2080, when you are not even a cow or a horse, why would you learn a foreign language? After completing compulsory education, you can directly receive relief funds.

Moreover, at that time, the translator could be directly plugged into the ear, which was much easier than learning a foreign language. Of course, if you had money, you could just implant a biochip.

"Alin, come and have a Coke." After Li Song waited for Alin to come in, he closed the door and took out a bottle of Coke and opened it and said.

"Thank you, Brother Song." Arlin looked at Li Song, feeling a little disappointed. She had originally thought that anyone who hired a part-time tutor at a high price must be relatively wealthy. She didn't expect that although the tutor looked handsome, he was actually a teenager who had just come from the mainland and was a few months older than her.

In fact, Li Song is somewhat dissatisfied with his current appearance. In 2080, his appearance would be considered disabled. The mainstream aesthetic in 2080 is feminine, and those who are not feminine are not handsome.

Li Song also muttered in his heart, this A Lin is worthy of being a popular person, she has those rich men in circles, she is tall, with long hair and peerless beauty... She is drooling.

However, Li Song was a otaku in his previous life and had a bit of social anxiety. Not only did he not talk much when he saw pretty girls, he was the same with other people. As long as others didn't ask, he wouldn't say anything.

"Brother Song, how are you doing with your studies?" Alin and Li Song sat opposite each other at a table. Although it was already November in Hong Kong Island, it was not cold at all. It would only be a little cold when there was a typhoon.

"This is my homework this week..." Li Song said quickly.

Li Song was ready to gain some fame. Sometimes money alone was not enough, and some fame was still necessary.

So I prepared to copy songs or something.

I am young and I don’t speak Cantonese.

Moreover, some songs require some experience to be written. An 18-year-old boy from the mainland who is uneducated and only knows how to fight and kick, comes to Hong Kong Island and keeps churning out songs like a printing press?

Moreover, the songs on the second-hand platform have already been published, so Li Song can only copy some songs from his memory. Fortunately, his memory is not limited.

Arlene had a conversation with Li Song, then wrote and taught him some English. The teaching lasted more than two hours.

"Brother Song, I'm going back to eat." When it was time for dinner, Alin spoke.

"Okay, thank you for your help. Here's the money for you." Li Song took out 200 Hong Kong dollars and handed it to Alin.

Of course Li Song knew that Alin was lying. Her parents were divorced, her mother went abroad with her younger brother, and her father went to Taiwan for business, leaving her alone in Hong Kong Island.

"Thank you, Brother Song. See you tomorrow at ten o'clock." Arlene nodded. One hundred Hong Kong dollars an hour for tutoring is already very high. Nowadays, restaurant waiters and the like earn about 2500 Hong Kong dollars a month.

"Okay, see you tomorrow. Let's have lunch at my house." Li Song nodded and sent Alin out. He took her directly to the bus stop. Li Song rented an apartment in Yau Ma Tei.

Li Song returned to the room and continued to think about things.

"Semiconductors are definitely on the list. In the intelligent era, semiconductor conglomerates almost control the world."

"Mainland China's semiconductor technology isn't actually that backward now. It just fell behind for various reasons. The main reason was that there were too many people looking to make money. So semiconductors were initially placed in Hong Kong Island. Only when they were strangled by others did they realize how serious it was and then moved it away. In the early days, I was just doing research. As long as I could figure it out in real life, I could directly order the equipment on second-hand platforms."

"Moreover, as soon as someone else's laboratory comes out, we can directly start factory production. However, the equipment must be customized on a second-hand platform, which is very expensive."

"Right now, the mainland is short of everything, including various industrial production lines. However, we need to develop industries that are large in scale, have development potential, and have a huge impact."

"That's the internal combustion engine, so we still have to invest in building a factory in the mainland." "In fact, as long as you have money, you can customize things that are in line with this era on second-hand platforms. For capital turnover, you can only use gold."

"The price of gold in a hundred years will be 20 times what it is now. It is $250 an ounce now and will be $5000 an ounce in 2080."

"I wonder what the current price of 8086 series chips is in mainland China?"

Li Song had thought about tampering with chips for a long time, because going to the mainland would require inspection and it was impossible to bring smuggled items through customs.

Then you can only take it out when you go to the mainland, so you are destined to only smuggle small and high-value items. When you go to the mainland, just carry a handbag. When you get to the mainland, you can just find a place to buy it on a second-hand platform and put it in the bag.

Because you have to keep it secret in the early stages, you can make it bigger and stronger once the network of relationships is established.

"The 8086 chip is cheap on second-hand platforms. I exchanged it for gold in the mainland, and then sold the gold on second-hand platforms."

"The problem now is who to find to ship the goods. The other party must have a certain background in mainland China. Then not only can I make money, but I can also make the other party more influential. If I find someone without a background, I may get into trouble and someone may come to investigate me."

"There's also the issue of future investments. The main reason is that Hong Kong Island doesn't have a big market, and keeping it secret is difficult. On the other hand, in mainland China, anyone with connections can keep it secret."

"I've read so many time-travel novels, but I haven't found a suitable example." Li Song was a little overwhelmed.

In addition, Li Song also knew that he was a little timid. After all, he knew what his state was like in his previous life. To say how capable he was in his previous life was nonsense. He just had some foresight.

But we should be careful in everything we do, because no one is a fool.

Li Song also bought some weapons, pistols, rifles and so on in this house in case of emergency. Anyway, if someone comes to inspect, he can list them on second-hand platforms at a high price. If he can't sell them, he can use them as a warehouse. However, there is a limit on the number of items that can be listed.

"I still have to go to the mainland. If it doesn't work, I will run away. Anyway, I have something in my hand, so it's easy to run away." Li Song decided to go to the mainland.

Last November, a Hong Kong businessman went to Zhuhai to invest in building a factory. However, Li Song did not want to do clothing processing, but wanted to make internal combustion engines. After all, how many cars and motorcycles are there in the mainland?
Another advantage of Li Song is that he can customize services on second-hand platforms, such as customizing some internal combustion engine designs suitable for this era, bypassing the patents of other manufacturers.

"We can also use it for military applications later on. That thing doesn't have a patent, hehe."

"But don't be in a hurry. Let's wait until the scale is bigger." The more Li Song thought about it, the happier he felt.

The next morning, Li Song put on a loose sweatshirt and sneakers, then went out to buy groceries with a cloth bag.

There is also a pistol listed at a high price on the second-hand platform. If you want, it can appear in the bag in the next second.

Doing business in these markets on Hong Kong Island requires money from both the black and white sides, and each gang has its own territory.

Li Song is now in Yau Ma Tei, and the market is called Yau Ma Tei Market.

Looking at these lively seafoods, Li Song's mouth was watering. In a hundred years, he would only be able to eat pre-prepared meals made from factory farmed seafoods, and he wouldn't even dare to think about eating wild seafoods.

"Logically speaking, if robots are used more, all costs will go down, but the opposite is true." Li Song couldn't understand why prices were so expensive in the intelligent age. Fishing, for example, can be completely unmanned, with machines fishing non-stop all day long, so the price should be very cheap.

"It's probably a monopoly of capital." Li Song looked at the lively chicken and bought one. The boss slaughtered it on the spot.

(End of this chapter)