Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 250 Animated Film (First Update)
"Are there any other requirements?" Li Song asked.

“Yes, they also want toy merchandise. They found it based on the patent you applied for, boss,” Liu Jiale said.

Upon hearing this, Li Song pondered for a moment and then said, "We can talk."

The reason he didn't refuse was because Li Song knew that if he didn't agree to the toy merchandise, Western capitalists wouldn't import the animated series. Historically, Transformers was first licensed by American companies and then developed in collaboration with Hasbro.

Actually, this is the same for other businessmen. If you don't grant authorization, why should they give you the market?

I'll promote it for you for free?

Of course, Li Song has an advantage over Hasbro in history this time, namely his own reputation.

Those capitalists made these demands because they valued Li Song's reputation and then found some of the peripheral patents of the interstellar mercenaries.

"Okay." Liu Jiale heard Li Song say that they could talk, but they needed to see what the other party's conditions were first.

In fact, Li Song was conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted more long-term benefits, but on the other hand, he was afraid that the West would cause trouble later.

"We could establish a joint venture toy company to develop merchandise related to the animated series, or we could split the sales revenue, with me personally taking a cut." However, after thinking about it, Li Song decided to prioritize long-term profits.

If the West really targets us, then we shouldn't blame ourselves for being uncivilized and taking back tenfold.

Liu Jiale picked up his notebook and wrote it down, then continued, "A company has already offered five million US dollars and a share of the box office revenue for National Treasure."

"The crew of the Three Kingdoms TV series will be going to Shanghai soon."

"And here's the latest progress on the TV station's preparations."

"Our magazine circulation has increased by 500,000 this month compared to last month, mainly to Southeast Asian countries."

"In addition, the Ghost Blows Out the Light novel and the interstellar mercenary novel will be published in the newspaper at the end of the year, and the Ghost Blows Out the Light TV series will also be completed after the Lunar New Year."

"The magazine's office space is a bit small right now."

As Li Song reviewed the progress of the TV station's preparations, he said, "Brother Le, what do you think about us building our own headquarters? We can buy a piece of land and build a large building."

“That would be great.” Liu Jiale nodded. Most of the large companies on Hong Kong Island have their own buildings.

The magazine's finances are perfectly fine, and they've already secured a significant share of the Temple Run box office revenue.

There are other various benefits as well, and as Li Song's fame grows, his income will only increase.

"Then make a plan." Li Song knew that building properties on Hong Kong Island would not result in a loss.

The TV station should be able to start trial operations by the end of the year, mainly because it purchased equipment from Jia Yi, thus eliminating the need for equipment procurement.

Then there were other things; Li Song from the TV station basically only learned about the progress.

Then the two talked about some other things.

At 5 p.m., Li Song and Liu Jiale went to attend the filming of Cinema City's "The Lost Tomb".

Behind Cinema City is Golden Princess, and Li Song almost became the lead actor again.

Of course, this is a good thing for Cinema City, since so many reporters came.

Li Song simply made a brief appearance before entering the movie theater.

The owner of Golden Princess, as well as several shareholders of Cinema City, including Dean Shek and Raymond Wong, were all present.

In addition, many other celebrities came to show their support, such as Hung Fat, Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Tsui Hark, and so on.

The first volume of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles is the Seven Star Lu Palace.

Although Li Song himself is quite low-key, many people greeted him after he entered the movie theater!
Li Song and Liu Jiale sat down in their seats under the guidance of the staff.

A moment later, Huang Baiming sat down next to Li Song: "Mr. Li, we are very interested in the second volume of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles."

"Let's talk about the copyright after the first film's box office results are in. That way, neither of us will lose out," Li Song replied in a low voice.

“Of course.” Raymond Wong nodded.

The movie was very well made.

After the movie ended, Li Song made a brief appearance and then went to have dinner with Mr. Ho, the boss of Golden Harvest.

At that time, there were three major cinema chains in Hong Kong: Golden Harvest, Golden Princess, and Shaw Brothers.

Therefore, Golden Harvest and Cinema City are competitors.

Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers not only had their own cinema chains but also their own film companies.

Golden Princess didn't have its own film company, so it invested in Cinema City!
"Mr. Li, welcome, welcome!" Boss He also looked at Li Song with new respect.

A young man has achieved such success in less than a year.

Not only has Li Song achieved remarkable success, but those who have collaborated with him have also made a fortune.

ATV acquired the rights to the Ghost Blows Out the Light TV series, which brought in a huge amount of advertising revenue and completely overshadowed TVB.

Golden Harvest acquired the film rights to Treasure Hunt at a high price and is now making a fortune.

Cinema City acquired the film rights to The Lost Tomb, and it's said that the film is quite good!

"Mr. He, sorry to bother you!" Li Song greeted him with a chuckle.

Then the two of them had a meal together, and there was no one else around.

Actually, Li Song didn't want to come to dinner, but sometimes you can't refuse a favor!

After finishing his meal, Li Song returned to the Federal Garden.

The next day, Sunday, Li Song arrived at the magazine office. "Brother Song!!" Amin was surprised to see Li Song today and greeted him happily, then handed him the comic she had drawn.

"Hmm." Li Song hummed in response and then looked at Amin's comics.

"Amin, have you ever thought about adapting your comic into an animated film?" Li Song asked as he read.

“I’ll listen to Brother Song.” Amin’s heart pounded when she heard Li Song say that.

Because if you're adapting an animated film, you have to pay money.

"I want to adapt your cartoon into an animated film."

"Do you want a share of the box office revenue or a buyout?" Li Song was planning to make a fortune in Europe and America in the next few years.

In the short term, Aramco will not have any conflicts with the mainland, nor will it target itself.

Because Amei is too busy to take care of herself.

First, there was the invasion of Tokhtamysh last year, followed by the Iran-Iraq War that began in September.

Now, America supports the Tocharian Kingdom. But after driving away the fat bear, the Tocharian Kingdom, which America supports, starts fighting against America again.

In the Iran-Iraq War, America previously supported Persia, but now it supports Iraq!

Therefore, Li Song had to do everything he could to take advantage of this friendly time to make more money from the West.

“I’ll listen to you, Brother Song!” Amin replied in the same way when Li Song said that.

“You need to have your own opinions. If it’s a buyout, since you’re a newcomer, we’ll give you two million Hong Kong dollars.”

"As for film revenue sharing, it's hard to say. There's a high chance we could get tens of millions of US dollars, but it's also possible we'd only get one or two million Hong Kong dollars."

"Of course, you can still make money from merchandise based on the copyrights of animated characters." Li Song didn't know if filming Ice Age at this time would be profitable.

"Wow, isn't two million too much!" Amin never expected that the film rights would actually fetch two million.

"Don't you even know who's in charge?" Li Song chuckled and said.

"I'll listen to you, Brother Song!"

"How about this? An animated film takes a long time to develop, probably more than half a year!"

"Then let's have one million Hong Kong dollars, and five percent of the box office!"

"One million Hong Kong dollars can improve your family's life, and another five percent of the box office revenue will bring in some profit!"

"As for anime character merchandise, I suggest you license it to a magazine!"

Upon hearing Li Song's words, Amin quickly nodded, "I'll listen to you, Brother Song!"

"Then let's discuss the main storyline of your comic. As for the copyright issue, we'll have the magazine sign you a contract later," Li Song said.
"Ugh!!" Amin felt dizzy!
In the morning, Li Song discussed the main storyline of the comic with Amin.

The two left the magazine office a little after 11 o'clock.

After Amin returned home, her heart was still pounding.

Amin's mother now works at Phoenix TV. Phoenix TV is currently under construction, and staff have started working. The TV station operates on a rotating shift system, with four days off per month.

Amin currently lives in the TV station's dormitory.

Phoenix TV rented a building to use as staff dormitories.

The house isn't very big, but it's much better than the Kowloon City place I used to live in.

Amin looked at the newspaper on the table. The headline read: "Li Song Creates New Product Launch, New Marketing Model."

Another newspaper headline read: "Li Song, the Unknown Multifaceted Life."

Amin saw that all the words in the text praised Li Song.

Amin greatly admires Li Song because they have known each other for quite some time.

I can say that I personally witnessed Li Song's transformation from a well-known writer in Hong Kong to a world-renowned writer, and then to a famous entrepreneur!

Amin found it hard to accept Li Song's change in status, because when Amin met Li Song on Sunday, she felt that he hadn't changed much.

Always dressed so casually, and the same goes for how he speaks and acts.

I feel that my mother has changed more than I have. After my mother joined the TV station, her clothing, appearance, and way of speaking changed significantly.

"What kind of person is he?!" This made Amin, who was so young, feel that Li Song was somewhat unreal!

After leaving the magazine office, Li Song returned to the Federal Garden.

No reporters knew that Li Song had come to the magazine office, because he arrived in another car!
Li Song owns many cars, and the few he frequently uses are kept at Anjie Security Company.

After returning to the Federal Garden and having dinner, Li Song went to the rooftop.

Soak up the sun, and then stretch your body on it.

"Sigh!" After a round of boxing, Li Song felt a little uncomfortable in Hong Kong Island because he couldn't go out on the street now.

Li Song picked up the newspaper again, looking at what it said, and he would know how to answer when he was interviewed next time!

"Historically, during the later stages of the Iran-Iraq War, the two sides purchased equipment from the mainland, and this time the mainland is upgrading its equipment!"

"It's a pity that I can't participate in such a large market." Li Song looked at the Iran-Iraq War in the newspaper. This war cost the two countries more than five thousand US dollars, and then nothing changed for either country!

(End of this chapter)