Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 233 I want them, I want anyone! (Second update, 4600+ words)

"Wow, no way, Mr. Li, that's ruthless!" The reporters, having received fifty Hong Kong dollars from Li Song, couldn't go too far with their words; after all, they were being too kind to him.

"That's outrageous! What else can these old fogies do besides predict the future?"

"They'd love for Hong Kong's culture to be unable to spread, and they're just watching the show with glee. I invested money in it, and they're cursing the movie I invested in like this. As the saying goes, blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents. I'm being kind by predicting that their whole family will die." Li Song cursed directly and angrily.

"And how old is Director Wang this year? These old fogies should touch their own chests and see what they look like at his age."

"At least Director Wang has me to admire him, but what about these old fogies?"

“These old geezers are just jealous of others, jealous that others have people praising them!” Li Song said before the reporter could even ask.

The reporters quickly jotted it down. No embellishment was needed; they simply recorded it verbatim.

"Mr. Li, I heard that your patent application infringes on a German company?"

"I heard the trial is scheduled to be held in Hong Kong Island in a little over two months?" a reporter asked.

"They should be the ones infringing on our rights. We have complete patent application information. I trust the judge's decision on who is right and who is wrong."

“We have hired lawyers to deal with these malicious defamations and reserve the right to pursue legal action against them,” Li Song said.

"Alright, everyone can call it a day now," Li Song said, waving his hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Li." Even the reporters from the newspapers that were criticizing Li Song thanked him.

"No need to thank me. If your newspaper goes bankrupt, you're welcome to come to Phoenix TV," Li Song said.

Some of these TV stations went bankrupt after 97 because they said too many bad things about the mainland.

When Li Song entered Parkson Company, Liu Jiale led the applause: "The boss did a good job scolding him."

"Everyone has worked hard. I'll treat you to lunch," Li Song said.

"Thank you, boss!" the employees said in unison.

"Boss, this is Amin's comic."

"Could you review those animated films that need to be delivered to Lucas?" Liu Jiale asked as he entered Li Song's office.

"Yeah!" Li Song nodded.

"These are the prices we discussed for the TV station equipment, a package deal of HK$15 million. The TV station and property together will cost approximately HK$50 million," Liu Jiale said, showing the documents.

“Well, you decide on the investment. Take a look at this information. She wants to be a host. She’s one of my girlfriends. Have her undergo some training first and see if she can handle it. If not, then forget it.” Li Song took out Arlene’s information.

“Okay, boss.” Liu Jiale nodded.

"The TV station's renovations and such are estimated to be completed next month, and it should be able to start broadcasting by the end of this year," Liu Jiale said.

"This is my plan: a million-dollar challenge on Saturday night, and The Voice on Sunday night."

"The Million-Dollar Quiz Challenge is a backup option. If the first two variety shows don't work, we'll switch to that. Otherwise, we'll use TV dramas."

"We'll adjust the animated series according to the plan later. Boss, do you have any ideas about the TV series?" Liu Jiale asked.

"The animated film needs to be shown at a fixed time, on Saturday and Sunday evenings," Li Song said.

“You guys do some research and see what time periods the kids have free time so that the adults don’t have to compete for the channels,” Li Song said.

"Okay." Liu Jiale hadn't yet realized the influence of the animated film IP.

"As for the TV series, I'll think of a way," Li Song said.

Li Song had an idea in mind: to have the Romance of the Three Kingdoms filmed in mainland China, on a grand scale, and he was sure it would be a hit.

“I have an idea…” Li Song asked.

"Boss, your plan is good, but the investment might be a concern?"

“This is my private investment,” Li Song continued.

"Then there's no problem." After hearing Li Song's plan, Liu Jiale felt there was no reason why this kind of TV series wouldn't be popular. He wanted to invest in building a film and television city and then shoot TV series.

Li Song decided to bring up the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City project on his next trip to the mainland. The reason for choosing a location near Shanghai was that it was close to the city and transportation was convenient.

Transportation in other places is really inconvenient now.

In addition, there are naval battles in the Three Kingdoms period, which require the construction of naval strongholds.

There's also the Han-Tang Film and Television City, which will be located in Chang'an.

While Li Song was handling matters at the magazine office, the reporters had already returned to their newspapers or television stations with the content of their interviews.

Those who criticized Wang Jing in the newspapers, and those who said that Temple Escape would flop at the box office, were furious. For example, TVB's boss, Mr. Shaw, said that Temple Escape was going to flop.

After seeing the interview, I was furious. Boss Shao wasn't targeting Li Song this time, but Jiahe, but he was still scolded by Li Song.

However, Boss Shao was still somewhat intimidated by Li Song's feng shui advice.

Even wealthy people like Boss Shao value their lives.

Moreover, Boss Shao has a close relationship with Taiwan.

To be precise, the business partnerships and market strategies of terrestrial television stations tend to favor Taiwan.

Someone suggested banning Li Song's Ghost Blows Out the Light, and Boss Shao played a significant role in this.

However, this proposal also encountered significant resistance there.

The TV series and novels based on Ghost Blows Out the Light made a lot of money for the local TV stations and publishing houses.

Those who run these businesses over there are all shady characters. If you cut off their source of income, they might actually try to kill you.

Faced with someone like Li Song, Boss Shao was a little unsure of what to do.

The TV station license issue last time was too strange. No matter how much I inquired, I couldn't get any concrete results!

When Li Song's magazine first applied for a television station license, it was actually a strategic move by Boss Shao.

Initially, television licenses had many restrictions, such as the bankrupt CTV, which required broadcasting educational programs during prime time.

Boss Shao planned to use this method to scam Li Song.

However, unexpectedly, the governor stopped the process midway.

Then the governor quickly approved it!

Furthermore, some restrictions on television licenses were lifted, making it the same as TVB!

When Boss Shao received this news, he was furious and asked many people, but they didn't know why.

After searching high and low, the search ultimately led to the governor.

Therefore, Boss Shao is now somewhat suspicious of Li Song's background, and he dares not make any big moves before figuring out the other party's origins.

Someone who can handle even the Governor can practically do whatever he wants in Hong Kong!
Boss Shao forbade the TV station's reporters from publishing these messages.

But he harbored a deep grudge against Li Song!
Then they started setting up inside the TV station.

The people below need to produce sufficiently substantial TV dramas and variety shows.

Once Phoenix TV launches, we'll directly challenge it.

The directors and screenwriters within TVB felt immense pressure when they suddenly received the assignment!
These screenwriters and directors have lost all confidence after being defeated by RTV!

From before the Lunar New Year until now!
RTV's viewership ratings have consistently surpassed those of TVB.

TVB produced nearly forty TV dramas during this period.

Nearly five TV series a month, but RTV (Rediffusion Television) has been producing only one series, Ghost Blows Out the Light!

The directors and screenwriters at TVB were a little scared of this TV series!

Because we failed too many times!

Li Song knew, of course, that those who were criticizing him in the newspapers would soon get the same words he had spoken to the reporters!
Because these reporters also want to know the other party's reaction, and then publish it in the newspaper!
After all, this is how these reporters make a living!
Li Song didn't care; since he dared to speak out, he wasn't afraid of others finding out. After finishing his work at the magazine office, Li Song looked at the newspaper in his hand, which featured a color photograph.

This photo is the promotional poster for Temple Run in Amy.

I bought a ground-penetrating firework shell on a second-hand platform.

This firework is meant for the temple near the Third Master's place.

In addition, to further anger the third leader, Li Song also commissioned a poster on a second-hand platform. The image on this poster was exactly the same as the poster on the newspaper in front of Li Song.

In other words, when the other party delivers the large fireworks to the temple, they should also leave this poster at the scene.

This giant firework was custom-made!
We can blow out everything inside the temple without any chance of failure.

Li Song scheduled the delivery of the large fireworks for the evening of the 26th!

The reason it was set on the 26th was to give people the illusion that someone saw the Temple Run posters and came here.

That's why Li Song was full of praise for a poster when he went to Jiahe last time!
Because the temple in the background of this poster is the very temple where he's planning to cause trouble!
After Li Song finished these tasks, there was nothing left for him to do.

So he left the magazine and came to Parkson.

There were still some reporters gathered at the company entrance, but Li Song did not give any interviews this time!

"Boss!" Tian Jiahui had just returned to Hong Kong Island with Li Song yesterday!

He became increasingly respectful towards Li Song, considering that his boss owned shares in more than twenty construction machinery companies.

There are also dozens of home appliance and motorcycle companies; imagine how much profit these will bring to the boss!
Of course, Tian Jiahui couldn't even imagine how much power the boss wielded.

Because there are some things that Tian Jiahui knows, but people in other places don't, such as Uncle Hao's affairs.

It can be said that Tian Jiahui knew the most about Li Song's affairs.

Something feels off!

"Semiconductor research institutions, we just placed a job ad in a newspaper in Silicon Valley, and people have already called to inquire!" Tian Jiahui took out the registration information.

"When we sent someone to place the job advertisement, the people at the newspaper laughed at the person we sent!"

"No one who can work in Silicon Valley wants to come to our Far East!"

"So I suspect these people have ill intentions." Tian Jiahui is now quite wary!

Li Song glanced at the registration information. There were a total of six people. On the surface, all six of them had graduated from universities with relevant majors and then entered companies in Silicon Valley.

Looking at the information on these six people, Li Song also felt that something was amiss.

Of course, Li Song also knew that if someone wanted to impersonate a spy and infiltrate the semiconductor research institute, no matter how much they investigated, their information would definitely be genuine!
Then Li Song looked at it carefully again.

At the same time, he used the second-hand platform in his mind to offer a reward for the identities of these people, which only cost him a thousand US dollars.

Someone took the order to check these people's identity information, but it turned out that these people's identity information did not exist in the world of 2080!
This further confirms Li Song's guess!
Then we discovered the clues!
Five of these six people are in different age groups: 24 to 30, 30 to 35, 35 to 40, and 40 to 45.

Moreover, these people's work experience is divided into five stages: the initial stage is the entry stage for semiconductors, then they have rich work experience, and finally they become department heads with experience in leading a department to develop and design semiconductors.

Li Song finally understood. It was like someone had placed ordinary bricks, gold bricks, and special bricks in front of him and let him choose!
In other words, from the five people arranged by the other party, you can always choose the one you want.

So, any one of these five people, as long as they get into the semiconductor research institute, will have achieved their goal.

“Old Tian, ​​your intuition is correct, but some people just don’t use their brains when they do things. Look at the age range of these people and their work experience.” Li Song then explained the problems he had noticed.

"It really is!!!" Tian Jiahui only realized after Li Song reminded him that these five people covered semiconductor technicians from fresh graduates to managers of a department.

"Then should we reject them?" Tian Jiahui asked upon hearing this.

"Why not take advantage of someone who offers themselves up?" Li Song shook his head.

"If they call again, tell them they've been accepted!"

"Then when they arrive, we make them work like slaves, first setting up the framework of the semiconductor lab!"

"I'll assign them some more tasks later, and if they can't complete them, they'll be fired!" Li Song's calculations were quite shrewd.

"The boss is brilliant!" Tian Jiahui was also completely baffled about how to set up a semiconductor laboratory!
"I will not see them after they arrive!"

"First, have them set up the lab, then tell them that I will personally come to help once the lab is set up."

"They were laid off after the lab was built." The reason Li Song refused to see them was because he was afraid they would sabotage him.

Li Song was 100% certain that he was being watched by many intelligence agencies!

After all, he had applied for so many patents. If these intelligence agencies hadn't noticed him, then they were the ones who were incompetent.

Moreover, Li Song also knew that Hong Kong Island was now a hub for people from various countries and factions.

However, Hong Kong Island may not have any intelligence personnel related to semiconductors.

But there's definitely no shortage of them in Silicon Valley!
However, Li Song was not afraid of these people trying to gather information, because they could not get any information at all!

Instead, they can use the semiconductor research institute on Hong Kong Island to create a smokescreen and confuse the other side!

This led the semiconductor research institute on Hong Kong Island down the wrong path.

He, however, focused his technological development efforts on research institutes in mainland China.

One light and one dark!
It can not only lull the enemy into a false sense of security, but also mislead them and make them work like slaves for you.

"Okay!" Tian Jiahui thought of these people who had come all the way from Silicon Valley. He originally thought he could complete the task, but he didn't expect that after working like a slave, he would be driven away.

I wonder what they will think then.

"Boss, it seems there's no grading system for this year's Taihu Lake Motorcycle Off-Road Race?" Tian Jiahui only just realized this problem!
"It wasn't even ranked in the first place!"

"The Motorcycle Racing Association just wants to make money, and those little bastards are just trying to ruin the reputation of BMW Motorrad!"

"But we just want to advertise!"

"So that's how this situation came about!"

"Let's all just pretend we're not aware of this," Li Song shrugged, revealing the truth about the competition.

Tian Jiahui breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Li Song was unaware and had been deceived, but it turned out the boss had known all along.

"Once you've done it the first time, the second time will be much easier!"

"And to be honest, I never intended to sell motorcycles to Europe and America!"

“Our target customers are developing countries in Africa and Southeast Asia!” Li Song added.

"Got it, boss!"

"Boss, will we be conducting background checks when we hire people in the future?" Tian Jiahui asked.
"Yes, after our company moved to a new address!"

"All departments need to be expanded!"

“But the most important thing is for your legal department to block them from the start, no matter who they are!” Li Song said.

"The first thing we must do is follow the rules!"

"If the other party doesn't follow the rules, then say something again!"

When Tian Jiahui heard Li Song say this, he said forcefully, "Don't worry, boss, leave the legal part to me."

Li Song nodded upon hearing this.
Tian Jiahui then produced another document: "Boss, this is a security plan devised by Jiahao!"

"I need funds to purchase some equipment!"

"It's mainly anti-eavesdropping equipment!"

Li Song glanced at it and then signed it directly, saying that he wasn't afraid of being eavesdropped on because outsiders wouldn't get any technical information!
But I also need privacy.

(End of this chapter)