Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 245 Suing Myself? (Second Update, 5000 words)

On November 1, 1980, Li Song arrived at the Shanghai office of Qimiao Magazine. He was not responsible for many things and did not have much authority; his role was mainly that of a liaison.

For example, the progress of the Jinling Film mainland production team invested in by Li Song, as well as the use of funds.

In addition, preparations and filming for the upcoming Three Kingdoms TV series are underway.

There are only three people in this office right now, and there won't be many more in the near future.

All document approval authority rests with the magazine's headquarters on Hong Kong Island.

Of course, if there is more cooperation later, this office can be upgraded to a branch office.

"Mr. Li!!"

"Mr. Li!!" The three employees at the office were all sent by Hong Kong Island Wonderful Magazine.

These three positions are rotated.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Li Song said.

"We don't feel it's hard work working under Li Sheng." The three employees admired Li Song immensely.

Now, my boss is a world-renowned celebrity and one of the world's most famous writers.

The animated adaptation of the novel aired on Amy TV.

And the movie adapted from the novel is now showing in Hollywood.

"Mr. Li, this is news from Hong Kong!"

"Temple Run is gaining popularity in Hong Kong Island."

"The box office for the 29th was 2.1 million."

"The box office on the 30th reached 2.4 million!"

"The box office revenue in Hong Kong Island is expected to exceed fourteen million." An employee at the office then produced a document.

Li Song looked at it and nodded.

"In addition, this is the progress of the preparation for the Three Kingdoms TV series."

Li Song also saw the progress of the preparation for the Three Kingdoms TV series.

The director used in mainland China is Chen Jialin.

Unlike the directors of the historical Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

This filming was a joint production of Shanghai Film Studio, Xi'an Film Studio, and Beijing Film Studio!
These are the three most powerful film studios in China right now.

The casting for the film has not yet been finalized, and screenwriters and directors from the three film studios are currently working together to write the script.

"This is the progress report for the film 'Nanjing'!" An office employee produced another document.
Li Song knows this quite well because Zhu Ling is in the film crew!

Everyone in the production crew is currently undergoing training.

Each actor needs to know the background of the character they are playing, as well as various physical movements, including clothing and appearance.

During training, some people who are not suited to their roles will be reassigned or sent back.

The training is almost over, and we're ready to start filming. During the training, we've already started setting up the studio and developing a filming plan.

Li Song did not give any instructions on these matters, because Liu Jiale was in charge of the Wonderful Magazine.

Liu Jiale is essentially the company's CEO. If Liu Jiale doesn't report to me, I don't need to get involved.

As for Temple Run, there's still no news about its box office performance in Hollywood!

Unlike the internet age, box office figures weren't readily available in the 1980s.

Box office statistics in the 1980s required manual counting.

Li Song conservatively estimates that it will take three or four days to receive the data from Hollywood!
Li Song felt incredibly excited at the thought of how many US dollars he would get from the movie Temple Run.

"Taking advantage of the relatively good relationship between mainland China and Amer International these past few years, I'll make as much money as possible!"

"Now, for the sake of the bigger strategy, Ami probably won't do anything to himself personally!"

“If America finds out that Fat Bear is no longer viable, I might be the first one they target!” Li Song knew that the chances of him being sanctioned by America in the next few years were very low.

There's no way around it, the world's leader now isn't America, but Fat Bear.

Only Fatty Bear could drive Amei to this point.

"Chips, oh chips!"

"Many things can only be done after the chip is produced."

However, we can't rush things when it comes to chips.

With the chips in hand, Li Song will launch mobile phones, computers, and free operating systems in succession.

Chips are the core of these things.

The laboratories in both locations are not yet fully established. Li Song estimates that he would be grateful if they could experimentally produce chips by the end of August 1st.

However, the current processor technology is not very difficult, and the mainland has a certain foundation!

"The timing is just right!"

"We'll produce the chip by the end of next year, just in time for the US military exercises next year!"

"Then the relevant applications were released in 82."

"During this period, relations between the mainland and the West were quite harmonious!"

"Then we'll license all the relevant application technologies to those Western companies!"

"Mobile phones, computers, and some CNC equipment—we'll sell the patented technology directly to those Western companies and make a killing!" Li Song was already thinking about how to rip off those Western companies!

Li Song knew that the mobile phones and computers he integrated through the second-hand platform represented the most advanced technology of the time.

The mobile phone and computer were designed in 2080, just like those in 1980.

It's so much easier than in this era!
Therefore, Li Song is confident that foreign companies will transfer his technology patents!
Li Song should just sell it off outright, otherwise things will fall apart between the West and the mainland.

If we don't sell it outright, the West might find an excuse to deduct money from our pay later.

I've sold it off myself; let's see what those Western capitalists do then.

Since I've already taken the money, there's no way I can return it to them.

"Furthermore, we took advantage of this time to obtain the airworthiness certificate for the civil aircraft!"

"The next five years are the most critical five years!"

"At least for the next five years, Western politicians won't be openly targeting me!"

"Five years is enough time for development!" Li Song said as he strolled around the office before going out for a walk.

That's what Shanghai was like at that time.

Li Song didn't return to his small villa until the afternoon.

"Sister Lin!!" In the evening, Zhu Ling arrived at the small villa, and Li Song picked her up and kissed her!
"You bought another house here?" Zhu Ling blushed, almost suffocating from Li Song's kiss. Looking at the small villa in front of her, Li Song wrote a letter to Zhu Ling, which contained the address of the villa.

"Ok!"

"This little villa hasn't been renovated much; we just want to move in!"

"There's also a small villa that's currently under renovation!"

“I’ll be filming here a lot more often in the future, so you’ll have a place to stay. I’ll also be coming here in the future.” Li Song nodded.

"Then show me around!" Zhu Ling didn't say anything, because Li Song had plenty of money.

Li Song then took Zhu Ling around the place, and then they went to the bedroom.

As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder!

Both of them are at the peak of their abilities!
By the time both sides were exhausted, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

The two of them made do with some biscuits, beef jerky, snacks, and some boiled water.

After a short break, we continued!

When Li Song woke up the next day, he found that the sun had already risen.

There was no one else inside the small villa.

Zhu Ling, who was next to him, also woke up and looked at Li Song with her big eyes.

"Sister Lin, how's it going on set?" Li Song asked as he worked.

"Fortunately, the teachers who trained us were quite professional..." Zhu Ling then talked about things related to the film crew.

“For someone like me, who is a minor figure, the training period is relatively short.”

"For roles that require a lot of screen time, training is still ongoing."

"It will be turned on in two days."

"My scenes will probably be filmed in about half a month!" Zhu Ling said.

"Then I'll find you a role in a TV series later." Li Song thought of a Three Kingdoms TV series!
"Let's finish filming this movie first!"

“If we look for someone else now, the director won’t like it.”

"Hmm!" Li Song hummed in response, and then started moving again.

It was already noon when the two of them got up, and their stomachs were growling with hunger.

It's already quite cold in Togami in November!

Li Song cooks rice directly at home using a gas stove, which uses a gas cylinder.

No wonder this is a big city; Shanghai had its first gas plant in 1865!

Coal briquettes and wood were almost completely phased out in the 1990s!

Currently, residents mainly cook with coal briquettes and gas.

Of course, it was the same in Kyoto. After the two finished their meal, they went to a sunny room and sat in rocking chairs to bask in the sun.

The next morning, Zhu Ling returned to the film crew, and Li Song also packed his things and returned to Guangzhou!
"boss!"

"Good news, good news!"

"I got a call from Mr. Tian. People in Hong Kong Island are already inquiring about marine outboard motors!" Ma Zhiwei quickly reported as soon as he saw Li Song return to the BMW Motorrad manufacturing plant.

"Huh!" Li Song was somewhat surprised. He had been thinking about sending someone in a speedboat to tease the British sailors and gunboats.

“Now, whenever the speedboat next door appears on the river, there are quite a few people watching the spectacle!” Ma Zhiwei voiced the doubts that were on Li Song’s mind!

Li Song suddenly realized that speedboats were originally used for transporting goods by water. Now that the speedboats were being tested on the river every day, it was bound to attract the attention of those people.

"I'll call Lao Tian!" Li Song immediately called Tian Jiahui.

"Old Tian, ​​publish the promotional materials for the outboard motor in the newspaper."

"Then let motorcycle dealerships sell these machines too!"

"I'll gather some samples as soon as possible!" Li Song said immediately after Tian Jiahui answered the phone.

"Okay, boss!"

"Boss, businessmen from many countries have called wanting to acquire the dealership rights for BMW motorcycles!"

"What do you think we should do about this?" Tian Jiahui has been extremely busy lately.

The boss became famous, and so did his motorcycle.

"Let's make a plan and set a time for an investment promotion conference!"

"Anyone from any country interested in BMW motorcycles is welcome to come!"

"We've already notified all the merchants in Southeast Asia who are selling BMW motorcycles!" We certainly won't let this opportunity to make a sale slip by.

Li Song has always planned to operate under a regional distributor model.

One of the biggest advantages of regional distributors is that they have local power.

Things that you, as an outsider, can't handle, others can handle with ease.

Of course, you also need to be careful to distinguish between genuine and fake products, and avoid encountering scammers.

"Okay." Tian Jiahui quickly wrote it down.

"Also, the semiconductor lab is still lacking some equipment!"

"These devices now need to be imported from Aramco."

"What do you think of this?" Tian Jiahui then brought up the semiconductor laboratory.

"Then let's just buy it!"

"Give access to the people you mentioned."

"However, the head office must do a good job of financial supervision and auditing, so as not to be deceived!" The people Li Song mentioned were the suspected intelligence agents.

The reason Li Song handed over the procurement authority to those few people was because he was afraid that the West would now try to strangle him.

Although the other party may not openly hold you hostage, they might secretly cause trouble!

"Okay!" Tian Jiahui wrote this down as well!
"Boss, when are you going back to Hong Kong Island?" Chan Ka-fai asked again.

"I'm coming back on the 8th to attend the premiere of the Tomb Raider movie. How's things going in Hong Kong lately?" Li Song asked again.

"Boss, you're now famous!"

"There are far fewer reporters at the entrance of our Parkson department store!"

“A few days ago, there were a lot of people at the entrance of our company. We did as you said, boss: if they wanted to interview us, we would advertise for our motorcycles!”

"Now, reporters don't come to interview us anymore."

"Now every newspaper reports about you, boss, every day!"

"This morning's newspaper also reported that Temple Run grossed nine million dollars on its opening day in Hollywood!" Tian Jiahui looked at the numbers on the newspaper.

Li Song breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this!

A movie ticket in America costs about $2.50.

That means approximately three million people have seen this movie.

"Did the newspapers publish any reviews of the film?" Li Song quickly asked.

While flipping through the newspaper, Tian Jiahui replied, "The news reprinted in the Hong Kong newspapers is mostly positive!"

"Especially some well-known film critics say that Ah Long is another Charlie Chaplin!"

"They are very good at using facial expressions and body language to express what they want!"

"Of course, some people also satirized Ah Long in the newspapers, saying he was jumping around like a monkey!"

"Right now, the boss of Golden Harvest is leading Ah Long and his team on a promotional tour in Europe!"

"Yesterday was Sunday, and I took my family to see the movie Temple Run in the afternoon. I found that the theater was 90% full!"

"And I heard that cinemas are showing five movies a day now."

"Maybe it's because yesterday was Sunday!"

"Another news item that was the most discussed in the newspapers was that there seemed to be another riot at the Third Master Temple."

"It seems to be a conflict between the local authorities and the central government, which is the third largest government in the country."

"It's said that preliminary exploration revealed several hundred tons of gold inside!"

"The local government demanded that this gold remain in the area and be used for education and infrastructure development!"

"But the central government, which is in charge of the third-in-command, demands unified control!"

"I've heard that the Third Boss is going to sue you in the International Court of Justice, saying that you are the mastermind behind this incident!" Tian Jiahui saw something else.

Upon hearing this, Li Song almost burst into laughter like a pig.

The more the third-in-command sues him, the more famous he becomes.

"You should take a look at the International Court of Justice!"

"If the third leader wants to sue me, then please have a legal team defend me!" Li Song didn't know what the International Court of Justice would do, but he still asked Tian Jia Hui to keep an eye on it.

The third leader might use underhanded tactics to issue an Interpol warrant for his arrest.

After all, the third-in-command is a government!
Li Song wondered if he should cause the third leader some more trouble.

"Okay, I'll keep a close eye on this!" Tian Jiahui knew this was just in case.

"In addition, some companies have wanted to obtain our technology licenses, and we have registered them all!"

"Some people even called the boss, saying, 'You want the rights to the novel and the movie!'"

"I guess they couldn't find you, the boss, at the magazine."

"There are also many applications for interviews and visits to the BMW motorcycle manufacturing plant!"

"But I turned them all down. I heard from Ma Zhiwei that someone in mainland China applied for an interview but was rejected!"

"However, some photos of BMW's motorcycle manufacturing plant and BMW's outboard motor plant were still published in the newspapers!"

"I don't even know when these guys took these pictures."

Li Song was at a loss when he heard Tian Jiahui say that, because the factory was so big!
There's no way we can hide it!

Moreover, the two factories are located on a national highway, with a lot of traffic and people coming and going every day!
Not to mention that the BMW motorcycle manufacturing plant is located near the Pearl River, so people can take photos from their boats!

"In addition, the speedboat being tested was also reported in the newspapers, and there were even photos!" Tian Jiahui continued after hearing that Li Song hadn't spoken.
"Old Tian, ​​you need to watch out for public opinion!"

"What if someone says bad things about our product up there!"

"Let him produce substantial evidence. If he has no evidence, sue him in court!"

"Don't ask him for any amount of money, just make him keep fighting the lawsuit!" Li Song thought of something when he heard this.

Li Song was certain that someone would take this opportunity to smear BMW motorcycles.

If you don't like losing money, you'll keep suing and messing with the other party!
"Understood!" Tian Jiahui certainly knew Li Song's purpose in doing so.

There are many intricacies involved in litigation, and as a lawyer, Tian Jiahui certainly knows them well!

Why are many wealthy people not afraid of lawsuits even though they are rich and have no right to complain?

It's because rich people have both time and money, and can afford to waste time with the other party.

If the other party has no money, they need to live and work. Going to court will take up time, and hiring a lawyer will also cost money!
Often, wealthy people go to court to force the other party to settle.

If the other party doesn't reconcile, I'll keep harassing them.

Often, even the party who is in the right cannot withstand such entanglement and has no choice but to settle out of desperation.

"I'll have the outboard motor manufacturer compile the test items and the final test results and send them to you later."

"You can use these to publish ads in the newspaper!"

"In addition, I will have someone take some photos of the test site!" Li Song prepared to give it a good publicity push.

"When I come back on the 8th for an interview, I'll do another round of advertising!"

"Find a few reporters beforehand and ask them about the outboard motor." Li Song was making arrangements in advance!

"it is good."

Then Li Song ended the call and went to the outboard motor manufacturing plant. He explained to the plant manager some things he had just mentioned, but only the test items and test results. The specific test data would not be made public.

Then Li Song took another look at the car factory construction site.

That evening, Li Song was watching the news when he came across a report: "Breaking news from this station: The riots at the Third Boss Temple have broken out again, with violent clashes between the military and police and local residents."

(End of this chapter)