Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 231 Shanghai Fine Arts Factory (Third Update)
Currently, there are only 13 rounds in international motorcycle racing, and mainland China only joined after 2000.

Currently, there are only two models of racing motorcycles, the 125cc and the 250cc, and both are two-stroke.

Higher levels weren't unlocked until later.

The population of Europe is so small, so a million visitors is the limit that the Duolun Company and the International Motor Racing Association had envisioned.

"Let's stick to our plan." Li Song knew that the area around Taihu Lake was densely populated and consisted of wealthy regions in southern China.

People from southern Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai—who knows how many will come?

Li Song still remembers the original owner running for hours to see a movie, so it's hard to say exactly how many people will be at such a big competition.

Because there aren't many entertainment options at this time.

"Okay." Li Tianyou nodded. If Party A requires something, then Party B must do it accordingly.

Li Song signed several documents, mainly concerning the use of funds.

Li Song was working in his office when Section Chief Zhou knocked on the door and came in: "Song, all these houses need to be sold."

Last week, Li Song asked Section Chief Zhou to help him find some houses in Shanghai, since many people are selling their houses to go abroad now that there's a craze for going abroad.

Buying anywhere in Shanghai right now is a sure thing, as for the Pudong New Area, it will take another ten years before it even starts to develop.

Li Song's prediction was correct; there really were people selling the villas on the Bund, and the prices seemed very cheap to him.

"Let's take them all." Li Song looked at the five villas and decided to buy them all. None of these were historical sites. Renovating historical sites is very troublesome, and the older you get, the more unpleasant it becomes to live in these places. Even maintenance requires approval from multiple departments.

"Okay!" Section Chief Zhou was no longer surprised by Li Song's attitude toward buying a house.

Li Song didn't need to worry about the rest; Section Chief Zhou took care of it himself.

Li Song didn't plan to meet with local leaders or anything like that when he arrived (it's hard to write about).
The next day, Li Song took a Y-5 transport plane to fly over the construction site of the racetrack. From the air, he could clearly see what the racetrack looked like below, as it was already taking shape and many people were building the track.

After reading it, Li Song didn't go to see the people from Duolun Company or the International Racing Association, because they were in the office of the Taihu Three Fools.

However, after getting off the plane, Li Song planned to visit the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, which later merged with the Shanghai Film Studio. He wondered if they would merge again this time.

Li Song is planning to make a big splash in animation. How did Disney rise to prominence? It was through animation.

There are many reasons why the Shanghai Fine Arts Factory later declined, including systemic issues, ideological problems, and the impact of foreign money and culture.

Of course, there are also foreign companies that deliberately try to divide and suppress us; cultural struggles are always very secretive.

Some foreign institutions had already established a presence in China long ago, but it was only with the advent of the internet age that people began to demystify them. However, those cultural influences have already profoundly affected generations.

In the late 80s, almost all the key personnel of Shanghai Fine Arts Factory resigned because they were unwilling to receive the same salary. Who wouldn't want a better life, where others were paying several times or even ten times more?

Therefore, Li Song decided to see what Shanghai Animation Film Studio had in mind, and suggested that Qimiao Magazine could establish a joint venture with Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Li Song had met the factory manager of the Shanghai Fine Arts Factory on Hong Kong Island; his surname was Gao.

Li Song then called Liu Jiale to ask for the phone number of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and then dialed it.

Shanghai Animation Film Studio has recently been experiencing some internal problems, which are essentially internal conflicts.

They were divided into two factions. One faction wanted to receive bonuses, meaning whoever did more work and made the greatest contribution would receive more.

One view is that doing so would cause Shanghai Animation Film Studio to pursue fame and fortune and abandon its original aspirations.

In particular, some people went to Hong Kong Island and witnessed the salary structure within the Wonderful Magazine. Even among those who joined at the same time, those with better performance earned higher salaries, while those with poor performance earned lower salaries.

However, these contradictions are currently hidden under the weight of great honor, but the greater the honor, the greater the contradictions.

The animated series "Star Mercenaries" has already aired in America. The magazine sold it for $30,000 per episode, and two episodes aired in America each week. This is a huge honor, as Shanghai Animation Film Studio was also listed at the end of the series, indicating it was produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SHFF) paid HK$50,000 per episode to Wonderful Magazine. Each episode was 20 minutes long, with about 1,000 pages in 10 minutes, and each page cost HK$25.

The accounts are crystal clear; they show how many drawings I made and how much money I made.

Of course, it's undeniable that the factory and policies played a role, but the price per sheet was a thorn in the side.

Even if we only take half?

Even if it's just one-third?
Therefore, some people feel unbalanced, looking back at their salary after they have clearly realized how much wealth they have created.

In addition, some people in other positions who are extremely idle are paid more than you.

Moreover, the higher-ups were talking about opening up, so some people were tempted, but they couldn't say anything.

If you can't talk about it, you keep it inside, which only makes the conflict worse.

Li Song called Director Gao, who was also very happy. After all, the animation OEM had earned foreign exchange, and the animation was even broadcast on America's cable TV, which brought Director Gao great honor.

Fortunately, Li Song had instructed that only poets should come to visit.

Otherwise, Director Gao would make a big fuss about welcoming them and even report it to higher authorities!

And so, when Li Song arrived at the Shanghai Fine Arts Factory the next day, Director Gao still brought a lot of people to greet him.

"Mr. Li, welcome to our Shangmei factory!"

"This is a leader from our Shanghai cultural department!" Although Li Song said it was a private visit, Director Gao, the supervisor, would definitely make sure to inform the relevant leaders.

"Mr. Li, welcome, welcome!" This leader obviously knew something about Li Song.

Li Song has invested heavily in Guangdong Province, and high-ranking officials from Guangdong Province have gone to Beijing this year.

The ongoing Taihu Lake Motorcycle Off-Road Race is also one of their businesses.

This person spent hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars just on the cost of applying for international patents.

So the leader shook hands with Li Song, saying, "I just came to visit privately; I didn't expect to trouble you, leader."

"It should, it should!"

"We welcome people like Mr. Li to come and inspect our area!"

"And thank you, Mr. Li, for bringing our Shanghai Animation & Commodity Equipment Factory to the world!" Leaders really know how to talk.

This leader was also proud because the animated films produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio were broadcast on Amazon!
Furthermore, the Shanghai Fine Arts & Crafts factory also generates foreign exchange!

"Mr. Li!" Another person came over; this was Mr. Yan, the chief animator of "Havoc in Heaven".

"Mr. Yan!"

"I was absolutely amazed when I first saw an animation based on traditional Chinese ink paintings!" Li Song exclaimed in praise.

This is the tadpole looking for its mother that even Hayao Miyazaki praised, which can be said to have perfectly integrated ink painting and animation.

What Li Song needs to do is continue to produce animated films like this.

To prevent our culture from being infiltrated by other countries.

(End of this chapter)