Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 249 Interview (Second Update)

"I also roughly understand why the temple incident escalated!"

"This involves the ownership of the temple!"

"Personally, I think the third-in-command government lacks sufficient grounds to confiscate the temple's assets."

"The temple's assets are the result of many years of hard work and accumulation by the local people!"

"Now it's time to give back to the local people!"

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. I will not support either side, nor will I oppose either side, because this is an internal matter of the Third Master!" When Li Song heard this question, he naturally had to say something that would attract attention.

Because Li Song knew the character of these reporters, regardless of where they came from.

If they want traffic, they can interpret your words as the opposite!
For example, they can report only a part, not the whole.

Then, guide public opinion!
This was even more common on the internet in 2080.

Therefore, in 2080, many people did not believe things on the internet, especially news reports.

Because every media outlet has its own stance, even so-called neutral media outlets will bring some subjective emotions when reporting on certain things.

"Mr. Li, do you mean the court's ruling against the third boss is illegal?" the reporter asked quickly after hearing Li Song's words.

"No, I said it was just my personal opinion!"

"Next!" Li Song decisively let the others ask their questions.

"Mr. Li, why did you choose to establish all your businesses in mainland China? Could you elaborate on the reasons?" another reporter quickly grabbed the microphone to ask.

"What am I?"

"I am an entrepreneur, and I am a businessman; I want to make money!"

"Labor and material costs are relatively low in mainland China!"

"The wage level in mainland China is only one-tenth of that in developed countries."

"Moreover, the mainland has a complete industrial structure that can provide a variety of materials!"

"In addition, I received strong support from the mainland. It only took me a little over six months from the construction of the motorcycle factory to the production of the first motorcycle!"

"At the beginning of this year, the motorcycle factory was just a wasteland!"

"But now it's a large-scale factory with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units!"

"Moreover, by the end of this year, we expect to reach an annual production capacity of 500,000 units."

"Could you please tell me if your country could go from zero to an annual production of 500,000 motorcycles in just one year? Could you achieve that speed?" Li Song asked the other party at the end.

"Isn't Mr. Li afraid of policy changes on the mainland?"

"Or does Mr. Li have some special connections and not fear policy changes on the mainland?" This reporter's question was rather malicious!

"Risk and reward go hand in hand!"

"It's impossible to do business without risk!"

"Every businessman has a different perspective on every matter!"

"Just like stock trading, for the same stock, some people are bearish and some are bullish!" Li Song cleverly circumvented the issue.

The other reporters nodded in agreement. That's just how businessmen are; there are plenty of them even in places where war is frequent.

Because doing business always involves both risks and rewards.

"Next!" Li Song decisively called out to the next reporter to ask a question.

"Mr. Li, the BMW motorcycle manufacturing plant is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, which seems to be unique in mainland China?"

"Is there any other shady dealing involved?" This reporter was a notebook-style reporter.

It has to be said that the connections the Japanese have in mainland China are incredibly strong.

"I need to correct your misconception. I'm not the only wholly foreign-owned factory!"

"As far as I know, there are also some companies in Guangdong Province that are wholly foreign-owned!"

“They bring their own orders and materials to the mainland to simply process the goods, which is slightly different from my manufacturing companies!” Li Song was referring to some garment processing factories.

These processing plants are all owned by people from Hong Kong Island. All their materials, equipment, and machinery are imported from Hong Kong Island, processed in the mainland, and then exported!

This simply utilizes the labor force from the mainland.

Most of these factories are wholly foreign-owned.

Of course, this factory is not as large as the Rissom factory.

"They are all like me, they set up factories first, and then the relevant policies and regulations came into effect in the mainland. To be precise, this is a legacy issue."

"Furthermore, I want to tell everyone that BMW's motorcycle factory is wholly foreign-owned, BMW's outboard motor manufacturing plant is also wholly foreign-owned, and BMW's car factory is also foreign-owned!"

“These are all companies I established in mainland China before the policy regulations were implemented!” Li Song explained the issues surrounding his factories.

"Mr. Li, may we visit the BMW motorcycle factory?" the reporter with the notebook asked again.

“You can submit an application to our company, but our company has complete autonomy over our factory!”

"So you don't need to apply to the mainland authorities, because the mainland authorities will not interfere with the operation of our private enterprises!"

"The mainland authorities have done a very good job in this regard!" Li Song said on the surface that the other party would apply, but it would never be approved.

Li Song knew that Xiao Benzi's visit to the factory was ill-intentioned.

Not only are small notebooks not allowed, but other people are not permitted to visit either.

The Western journalists nodded, and some of them wrote it down!

From the perspective of Western journalists, factory owners naturally have complete autonomy over their factories.

"Next!" Li Song then called on the next reporter to ask a question.

"Mr. Li, is the second book in the Treasure Mystery series, National Treasure, really real?"

"Why can so many things in novels be connected to reality?" This reporter is a female reporter from Ami.

"I have reiterated many times that the novel is entirely fictional."

"The reason for incorporating elements of reality into the novel's plot is primarily to make it seem more authentic!"

"Therefore, I am publicly appealing here: please do not believe the contents of the novel; it is just something to pass our free time!" Li Song said again!
"Next!"

"Mr. Li, your new product launch today has given me a new understanding of you. I used to think of you as a well-known writer, but today you give me the impression of an entrepreneur, and a technology-driven one at that!"

"Are you deliberately creating this persona to obscure your identity as a writer, in order to cause unnecessary trouble?" a male reporter asked, holding the microphone.

Li Song knew that the world was not short of smart people, and many of these reporters were highly educated and intelligent, so it was not surprising that they would ask such a question. So he said, "Whether I am a writer or an entrepreneur, I am still myself!"

"The same person plays many roles in life!"

"Like all of you here, you are journalists now, but when you go home you are a good father, a good husband, and a good son!"

"When you go to a bar with friends, those are good friends!"

“Back in your offices, you are someone else’s subordinates.”

“You are still yourself, but you also have many identities in the eyes of others!”

"So I can't decide how you see me, but I am still me!"

Wow! !

After Li Song finished speaking, everyone present applauded.

"Next, I'd like to ask you questions about the product!"

"Because our company's mission is to serve society."

"Our motorcycles are not only of high quality, but also reasonably priced!" Li Song emphasized again!
"Mr. Li, as far as I know, your company is preparing for a motorcycle off-road rally!"

"So what is the purpose of your company organizing this competition?" another reporter stood up and asked.

"Of course it's for advertising!" "Then everyone can see the quality of our BMW motorcycles!" Li Song answered directly and frankly.

The reporters laughed when they heard Li Song's straightforward answer.

"Does your company have any plans to hold professional competitions in the future?" the reporter asked again.
"With this in mind, we also plan to build a road racing circuit in the future!"

"Of course, this plan will only be implemented after our road race car is manufactured!" Li Song's answer made the reporters present laugh again.

It's obvious that Li Song means that I will only hold the competition after my product is released, and then I will advertise my product.

"Mr. Li, you are so straightforward!" The reporter originally wanted to use the competition to get Li Song to tell some lies so that he could write some reports.

“Thank you for the compliment!”

"Mr. Li, I noticed that the motorcycle products you release all have mature modification solutions and mature parts. May I ask what your considerations are?" Another reporter stood up with a microphone.

"As I said before, each of us plays a different role in work and life!"

"Similarly, motorcycles also play different roles. Urban commuters use motorcycles simply for transportation, so their requirements for the motorcycle's load capacity and other performance aspects are not very high."

"But we must also note that motorcycles are a means of livelihood for many people!"

"If we continue to use a regular motorcycle, it could very likely lead to some unnecessary losses."

"For example, the lifespan of the tires and the frame."

"And the lifespan of the wheels, and various other components!"

"We manufacture vehicles, and we don't want our vehicles to leave our customers stranded halfway!"

"This will cause unnecessary trouble and financial losses for our clients!"

"So we launched some modification accessories."

"After replacing the parts with our modification kit, the load-bearing capacity can be doubled!"

"And there's still a considerable margin!"

"And after modification, our motorcycles can adapt to most environments around the world!"

"As you can see from the test data I just showed, there is test data in a tropical rainy season environment."

"And various test data from mountainous terrain!"

"I hope our motorcycles can become loyal helpers for our customers!" Li Song said at length.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!" The reporter nodded.

Another reporter took the microphone: "Mr. Li, according to some information we have received, Mr. Li, your level of education is not very high, so how were you able to write such a good work?"

Li Song shrugged when he heard this: "Geniuses don't need reasons."

"Mr. Li, please forgive my bluntness, but at your age, it's simply impossible for you to write these works!" the reporter said again.
"That's just your subjective opinion. In fact, I have many more ideas, and I believe you will see more and more works from this genius of mine!"

"Next!" Li Song didn't want to get entangled with this guy any longer.

Because this guy is very smart, he puts the problems to himself and lets himself prove them.

If you get entangled with the other party too much, you will fall into a cycle of self-justification.

“Mr. Li, we have noticed that the patents you have applied for are of a very high technical level, which seems to violate the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM)!”

"What are your thoughts on this?" another reporter stood up and asked.

"I'm sorry, none of our products were produced using equipment imported from any foreign country."

"No company or enterprise in the world can prove that we produced these things using their equipment!"

"All the products we manufacture use machinery from inland China."

"So we didn't violate anything."

“In fact, the people who drafted this agreement were somewhat biased. The mainland already has very advanced technology in machinery manufacturing and processing!” Li Song said.

Unable to produce any evidence, the reporter could only say, "We haven't visited your factory, so we can't confirm whether what you're saying, Mr. Li, is true!"

"I don't know what this reporter's educational background is, but I believe that anyone with a little knowledge of mechanical manufacturing should be able to determine what level of processing equipment was used to manufacture our products after seeing the specifications!"

"Moreover, our factory has a lot of confidential technologies that we can't possibly share with outsiders!"

"If you, sir, can persuade Lockheed Martin to open its production facilities for visitors, then we at BMW can also allow visitors to come and tour our facilities!"

"In fact, our company has many research institutions in mainland China, and many of our products are designed and developed by companies in mainland China!"

"We registered in Hong Kong Island because we don't want others to use our expensive research and development to patent our products!" Li Song added.
The reporter fell silent, because Lockheed Martin would never open its production facilities for public tours.

"Mr. Li, we noticed that your company has also applied for some cosmetic patents. Does your company intend to produce cosmetics?" a female reporter asked.

"We do have that plan, but our raw material base is under construction. I'm sure this lady has noticed that many of our cosmetic formulas use natural plants. If our cosmetics products are released in the future, I'll give every lady here a free trial set!" Li Song didn't forget to give a shout-out to his future cosmetics!
"Thank you, Mr. Li. May I ask if the raw material base you mentioned is in mainland China?" The female reporter didn't expect Li Song to give her cosmetics. After thanking him, she asked.

"Yes, the inland areas have a wide range of latitudes and diverse terrains, suitable for all kinds of plants!" Li Song had no intention of producing cosmetics at all.

Because they couldn't find anyone to take charge of the project.

Another male reporter stood up: "Mr. Li just said that the processing and manufacturing technology in the mainland is in no way inferior to that of foreign countries. So what about the aircraft import project between the mainland and McDonnell Douglas?"

"Logically speaking, since the mainland has the aircraft patent technology that your company has applied for, there should be no need to import McDonnell Douglas's outdated products!"

Li Song chuckled upon hearing this: "We private companies will not interfere with the decisions made by the mainland authorities, nor will we use technology or anything else to coerce the authorities into making certain decisions!"

"The authorities have their own reasons!"

"Like in our factory, there are at least two suppliers for the same component!"

"This avoids a situation where one company dominates and forms a monopoly."

"I think you should pay more attention to the relationship between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas!"

"If Boeing were to acquire McDonnell Douglas one day, your country would only have one passenger aircraft company."

"And according to what you're saying, then there's absolutely no need for Airbus to be established!"

"Because Europe can buy all of Aramco's passenger planes!"

"But Airbus was still established."

"The level of consideration that the authorities are taking is completely different from ours."

"From my personal perspective, I strongly support the official decision, because this is how competition is created."

"Without competition, I think a company might develop a lazy mindset."

European journalists nodded slightly when they heard Li Song say this.

The considerations at the official level are definitely different from those at the business level.

"So, Mr. Li, when does your company plan to start producing aircraft?" the reporter asked again.

"This is a company secret. If our aircraft is manufactured, I will hold a product launch!" Li Song naturally wouldn't answer the other party.

"Mr. Li, what is your final box office prediction for Temple Run?" another entertainment reporter asked!
"I think we can win the global box office champion this year!" Li Song replied with a smile!
"Mr. Li, several Hollywood film companies are very interested in Treasure Hunt 2. Do you have any plans in this regard?" the reporter asked again.

"Once the box office figures for Temple Run are released, I will begin negotiations for the rights to the sequel, because I don't want to take less money!"

"Alright, that concludes today's new product launch. Thank you all for your support. There will be a small gift for everyone!"

"I hope everyone will continue to support us in the future!" Li Song said, seeing that it was almost time.
The reason we chose to hold the new product launch in the morning is because the cinema will be showing a movie in the afternoon.

Besides, we've already said enough today. We can ask the reporters the questions they didn't finish in a few days.

The gifts these reporters received included a Parkson backpack, as well as belts, lipsticks, wallets, and other items from luxury brands!

Although some of the reporters here had ill intentions, Li Song couldn't treat them differently!

Li Song left the movie theater under the escort of bodyguards and then headed to the magazine office.

"Boss, Europe also wants to import the animated series 'Star Mercenaries.' This animated series has been broadcast on more channels in North America!" Li Song received good news as soon as he arrived at the magazine office.

(End of this chapter)