Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 242 Sue Him (First Update, 3000+ words)

P.S.: My cervical spondylosis flared up again. I went for physiotherapy this morning, and after resting this afternoon, I just finished writing one chapter and will immediately continue writing the second chapter.

"Free advertising is free, so why not take advantage of it?" Li Song chuckled, noticing Liu Jiale's surprised look.

"Mr. Li!" The owner of RTV (Rediffusion Television) also arrived.

Then Red Fatty, Michelle, and the others also arrived.

The entire entertainment industry, including artists under TVB, came, but TVB's boss, Mr. Shaw, did not.

Mr. Shao is probably angry, after all, he said a lot of unpleasant things to Li Song and Jiahe in the past.

"Welcome everyone, thank you all." Before the broadcast started, Boss Zou, along with Ah Long and others, greeted everyone in front of the screen.

The film has officially started playing, and Ah Long's film already has the style of his later movies.

The core of Temple Run is battle royale, with traps in front and pursuers behind, making it thrilling and exciting.

This is the core of many Hollywood movies, and in the process, there are gunfights, fights, explosions, comedy, and so on.

The main storyline of Battle Royale is simple, with very little emotion involved.

To be precise, this is what some people call a popcorn movie.

Mainland Chinese movies often feature love triangles and romantic relationships. Western audiences are already somewhat indistinguishable from Asians, and then there's the issue of mainland Chinese celebrities using cosmetic surgery to create identical male and female models.

Let alone Europeans and Americans, even our own people are bewildered.

Of course, the Hollywood versions didn't work out either, since nobody likes to see a dark, fat, and chubby mermaid or a dark-skinned Snow White...

When the movie ended, applause rang out. Everyone thought it was good, Ah Long's acting was excellent, the plot was well-connected, and Ah Long's fight scenes were particularly funny.

Boss Zou brought Ah Long and others onto the stage again, and Li Song also went up.

As soon as Li Song left the movie theater, he was surrounded by reporters: "Mr. Li..."

"Mr. Li, what's your opinion of the film?" Among the reporters were naturally people arranged by Boss Zou.

“Very good, as I said, this movie is worth five hundred million US dollars!” Li Song said under the protection of security personnel.

"Mr. Li, are you sure you have nothing to do with the Third Master Temple incident?" another reporter asked.

"Get lost, people like us appearing in the Third Boss's territory would have been recognized long ago."

"So please stop asking such stupid questions, okay? Besides, I came here to watch a movie, so please ask me some questions about the movie," Li Song said, pointing to himself.

"Mr. Li, as a Hong Kong resident, do you have any other motives for investing so much money in the mainland?" a reporter asked.

“Of course, I want to build a factory on Hong Kong Island, but there’s no way around it. There’s no land, no factory, no materials. How many upstream and downstream factories would you need for 300,000 motorcycles? You’d need 600,000 tires!” Li Song continued.

"Mr. Li, what's your opinion on Ah Long's acting skills?"

“Ah Long has forged his own path in the performing arts, and I believe he will definitely become an international superstar.” Li Song said, while pushing Ah Long forward.

"Ah Long, say a few words!" he then said.

Before Ah Long could even thank him, Li Song took two steps back and, escorted by security personnel, quickly left.

I feel like I'm overshadowing the host here.

When Li Song got home, Xiao Si called him on her pager and he sent a bodyguard to pick her up.

Boss Zou turned a blind eye to the matter and even arranged for someone to cover for Xiao Si's departure from the hotel, since Li Song was his benefactor.

Li Song experienced the thrill of being a "crazy foreign woman," and Xiao Si felt very excited. She never expected that finding a backer would bring her such a big surprise.

With legs like that, of course we have to put on a good show.

Li Song's affair also became known in mainland China, while Ma Shengli learned about it much later.

"This?" Ma Shengli looked at the information his superior had given him.

Ma Shengli saw the news about the riot at the Third Master Temple.

"This is actually related to Li Song and his group?" Ma Shengli was somewhat incredulous.

"We're not entirely sure either; it's all just the third-in-command's side of the story." The leaders shook their heads.

“I also think it’s unlikely. It’s impossible for Amei to do something so big for a little bit of gold,” other leaders chimed in.

"I think Li Song is right. Whoever benefits from it is the most suspicious."

"I suspect that the person behind Li Song may have seen through the Third Master's conspiracy, so he dropped a few posters there and took the opportunity to create some hype."

"I also think it was the third-in-command government that bombed it, because that way they can easily take over other people's property. This temple originally belonged to someone else's family, and now it's been fenced off by the government."

"There's another possibility: the Third Boss orchestrated all of this himself. Don't forget that the Third Boss is currently in a very advantageous position, able to give whatever Amei or Fat Bear want—money or equipment."

"If the third boss wants to side with Fat Bear, he needs an excuse, so this whole thing might just be a product of political necessity." "Yes, the third boss is already planning to seize Ami Company's assets within his company."

Historically, Fat Bear lent over 10 billion to the third leader. After Fat Bear split up, the currency depreciated, and the third leader eventually repaid several million dollars.

Because one dollar can be exchanged for more than three thousand rubles.

Of course, the third leader also paid the price for this later...

Anyway, the third leader's reputation was ruined later on. He would give a deposit when buying things from others, but then he wouldn't give it back.

No matter what kind of company it is, once someone becomes the third-in-command, they'll be the third-in-command in just a few years.

"This matter has blown up so much, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing." The leaders were worried about Li Song again.

"The third leader shouldn't make things difficult for Li Song, right?" one leader asked, somewhat unsure.

"Who knows? Look at all this information now. If the Third Master were reasonable, this wouldn't have happened."

"It's probably a mess, since there are no clues left at the scene."

"When Li Song arrives, ask him. If he needs help, just let him know," the leaders instructed Ma Shengli.

Li Song on Hong Kong Island had nothing to worry about and was enjoying the madness of the little foreign horse.

Xiao Si secretly left Li Song's place in the morning because Boss Zou was taking the film crew to Hollywood for the premiere on the 30th, and they would probably be traveling around Europe afterwards.

On October 29, 1980, Li Song took a boat back to Guangzhou.

Parkson, a company based in Hong Kong, is now taking advantage of the opportunity to expand into the Southeast Asian and African markets. There are many businesses from Hong Kong around the world, and BMW Motorrad offers flexible payment options, so you can get things even if you don't have cash, such as rubber from Southeast Asia.

As for the European and American markets, some European and American businessmen have also taken the initiative to contact them.

“Mr. Li!” Li Song returned to the BMW motorcycle factory. Ma Shengli looked at Li Song with mixed feelings.

Li Song has become famous overnight, getting involved with a major world power. No one had ever imagined such a way or such speed of fame.

Ma Shengli guessed that the matter of the Third Boss Temple was most likely related to Li Song and the people behind him.

Because the power behind Li Song is too great, Ma Shengli couldn't even imagine that if he could take away the fighter jet intact, what else couldn't he do?
"Mr. Ma, I'm very sorry, but BMW motorcycles may have to be prioritized for export." Li Song knew that BMW motorcycles would definitely see a surge in demand.

"So we'll have to trouble Mr. Ma again regarding export transportation and the goods we're exchanging motorcycles for. We hope Mr. Ma can provide us with some information on what the mainland needs right now, such as rubber from Southeast Asia." Li Song knew that these things had to be mentioned first.

Whatever the mainland needs, we'll exchange it locally.

“Mr. Li, I will report this matter and give you a reply as soon as possible.” Ma Shengli nodded.

"Well, also, if we don't have enough motorcycles to sell later, we might purchase motorcycles from other manufacturers, but they must meet our quality requirements," Li Song added.

"No problem, no problem!" Ma Shengli didn't expect Li Song to do this, so he quickly agreed.

In Ma Shengli's view, how could he possibly give up such a good thing as exporting to outsiders?

Li Song is planning to set up a trading platform. It's too much work for him to do it himself. He can just set up a trading platform, get goods from other factories, and then sell them to other places to exchange for money or materials.

This kind of transaction is much less risky than investing in building a factory.

“Mr. Li, if there is any need for assistance internationally, please don’t hesitate to ask,” Ma Shengli said.

"Thank you for your concern. I also want to thank the Third Master; otherwise, no one would know about BMW motorcycles."

"Besides, they have no evidence to prove that I am involved."

“And if they spread rumors again, I will have someone sue them.” Li Song nodded.

"Sue them?" Ma Shengli didn't expect Li Song to actually sue the third leader.

"Of course!"

“They’ve slandered me like this, so of course I have grounds to sue them.”

“Moreover, Hong Kong Island, like the Third Boss, is a member of the Federation,” Li Song replied confidently.

Li Song was prepared for this; after all, it was just hype, and he would do it this way once the hype died down.

"Alright then!" Ma Shengli felt that it was a bit unbelievable that Li Song was suing a national government.
"Mr. Li, the higher authorities want to locate the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City near Kyoto. What do you think?"

“Of course, it doesn’t have to be in Kyoto; it can be in Beihe Province as well,” Ma Shengli said.

Upon hearing this, Li Song knew that this outcome was probably the result of some negotiation, since Chang'an was going to have a large film and television city, while the capital city did not.
Where does this leave Kyoto's reputation?
"This?" Li Song hesitated for a moment. Kyoto itself was also planning to build a film and television city, but it was a science fiction film and television city.

"What locations did the directors of the Three Kingdoms TV series choose?" Li Song did not directly refuse, because professional matters should be left to professionals.

"I don't know that," Ma Shengli said.

"Then let's listen to the opinions of professionals." Li Song knew that sometimes it was necessary to compromise.

(End of this chapter)