Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 256 Reflection (Second Update)
Li Song left Parkson Company after get off work today. The headquarters of Parkson Company does not have much power. At least, it has virtually no management authority over the various manufacturing plants. It only has financial supervision and supervisory power.

The headquarters does not participate in production or technology.

Therefore, the number of administrative staff at headquarters is relatively small.

Many large companies later on have a huge number of administrative staff at their headquarters, making their organizations incredibly bloated. And every time there's a layoff, it's these administrative departments that lay off employees from the money-making companies below them.

The bosses of these companies don't even consider that the administrative staff at headquarters cost money, while those they lay off are the ones who make money.

That's why many large companies eventually fail.

The lower-level company has one management team, and the head office has another one. Isn't this a typical case of duplication?
Li Song's approach also helped maintain secrecy; even if someone infiltrated the head office, they wouldn't be able to obtain the technology or other information from the subordinate companies.

The head office doesn't have any technology at all, apart from publicly available information about patent applications.

All the processing and production technologies for all products, including material processing, are handled in factories in mainland China.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Li, could you tell me what patent you applied for today?"

"Mr. Li, please say a few words!" After you left Parkson Company, you were surrounded by reporters.

"You'll find out what patents we applied for today later."

"It's not convenient to tell everyone right now!" Li Song did not tell these memory users about the patent he had applied for.

"Mr. Li, the movie Temple Run has now grossed over $400 million worldwide."

"Mr. Li, is there anything you would like to say?" a reporter asked.

"Really? I haven't been paying attention to the movie's box office performance!" Li Song really hadn't been following the movie's box office results.

I've done all I can; as for the rest, I'll leave it to time!

"Mr. Li, when are you planning to start filming National Treasure, the second installment of the Treasure Mystery series?"

"I don't know about that, because no one has signed a film copyright licensing agreement with me yet."

"Mr. Li, what is your response to the lawsuit filed by Sandezi's company against your company for patent infringement?"

"Their company says this is blatant plagiarism," a reporter asked again.

"I believe the law is fair and just!"

"Mr. Li, you're not even twenty years old yet and you've already become a billionaire. What do you have to say about that?"

"There's nothing to say. This money is all hard-earned."

"Mr. Li, according to some information we have received, Baisheng Company has invested in dozens of construction machinery manufacturing companies in mainland China!"

"Because of the authorization from Parkson, many negotiations between foreign companies and mainland China for cooperation have come to a standstill!"

"Isn't this a disguised form of monopoly?" a reporter asked again.

"Of course it's not a monopoly, it's just that we're more sincere."

"Our company believes in win-win situations in business, not in exploiting our partners!"

"I know some companies that offer outdated technology and still want half of the shares!"

"This is a classic example of speculative mentality!"

"Our company always strives for a win-win situation when dealing with any client!" Li Song replied with a chuckle.

"Your company's motorcycles are priced at only half the price of those in other developed countries!"

"Does this constitute unfair competition?" a reporter asked again.

"Of course not, it's just that our products have lower production costs!"

"And we do this entirely for the benefit of our customers."

"Moreover, the choice is in the customer's hands, and we haven't done anything to the customer!"

"There are still many poor people in this world, and our company's mission is to enable as many people as possible to use our products!"

“We cannot compare wage levels in developed countries with those in underdeveloped countries!” Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, the vice president of Boeing said in a television interview that your company's aircraft patent application is just a blueprint!"

"And they stated that Parkson Company would not be able to turn the blueprints into reality within ten years!"

"And they also said they were building airplanes, not motorcycles."

"What is your opinion on this statement?" another reporter asked.

"The Boeing vice president makes a good point. Theoretically, it will be difficult for our company to turn the aircraft on paper into reality within ten years."

“But that doesn’t stop us from applying for aircraft patents.” Li Song had no idea that the Boeing vice president had said this.

"So, what are Mr. Li's views on McDonnell Douglas's negotiations with mainland China regarding aircraft manufacturing?"

"Will your company outsource the manufacturing to other aircraft manufacturers?"

"Our company has nothing to do with McDonnell Douglas's cooperation with the mainland!"

"As for whether we will outsource the manufacturing to other aircraft manufacturers, that's not going to happen for the time being!"

"Mr. Li, do you mean that mainland China does not currently have the technology to manufacture commercial airliners?"

"I don't know about that. I'm a foreign businessman and I'm not familiar with the technological level of aircraft manufacturing in mainland China."

"Mr. Li, the Taiwanese authorities have decided to investigate your political leanings. There are rumors that they intend to impose a comprehensive ban on you. Do you have anything to say about this?"

"This reporter, I am unaware of what you are talking about, and I have not received any information about this from any of my Taiwanese partners, so I have no comment on it!"

"Mr. Li, the CEO of MTU has stated that Parkson is guilty of blatant plagiarism and that their company will hold Parkson accountable. They are also urging other companies to be aware of the associated risks. What is your opinion on this?"

"Slander! This is blatant slander! Let them compare their engine blueprints with ours if they dare!" "Our engines are far superior to theirs."

"Our engines consume about 10 percent less fuel than theirs, and have a higher combustion efficiency!"

"Furthermore, our overall weight is 2.5 percent lighter than theirs!"

"Furthermore, our engine materials technology is more advanced than theirs," Li Song said.

"How can we, with such an excellent engine, copy and steal their outdated technology?"

"This is slander; they're just trying to ride the wave of popularity. I urge all customers to boycott the products of companies that engage in such arbitrary slander!"

“If the court rules that our company infringed on their rights, and their CEO says this, then I have no objection.”

"But before the court ruling is issued, they are just arbitrarily slandering a large company like ours."

"So if one day a customer who bought their car has a problem, before the law makes a judgment, they can arbitrarily accuse the customer of having a problem."

"I'm sure you journalists know how difficult it is for an individual to fight against such a large corporation!"

"Now that they can slander large companies like ours at will, they will do other even more terrible things, such as destroying evidence and altering data." Li Song knew that these car companies later did indeed alter emissions data to falsify their records.

Upon hearing Li Song's words, the reporters quickly took notes.

"Whether there is infringement or not needs to be determined by the court. If anyone can arbitrarily accuse others of infringement at any time, then what is the point of having laws?"

"Of course, it's quite normal for this to happen to San Dezi, because they are inherently fond of taking other people's things!"

"They looted so many treasures from European countries during World War II, and we don't even know how much they've returned!"

"In this peaceful era, before the court has even made a judgment, they are trying to seize our company's research results."

"Please help me ask how we can copy their outdated engines with our advanced technology?" Li Song fired off a direct attack!

If this news gets out, everyone will know that Baisheng's engines are more fuel-efficient and technologically more advanced than MTU's engines.

Of course, products manufactured using this type of engine are subject to export restrictions, meaning that foreign countries cannot purchase them even if they want to; it's just that this hasn't been brought up yet.

"Also, please pay attention to the third novel in the Treasure Mystery series. This novel is about the treasure of the man with the mustache. This treasure was looted by Sanders from various European countries during World War II!"

"Furthermore, I hope that San Dezi's CEO will reflect on why he likes to take other people's things!"

"Didn't you do enough during World War II?" Li Song understood the power of online traffic.

Anyway, it's all about the victors and the vanquished. Since you, San Dezi, lost in World War II, you deserve to be trampled underfoot.

"Mr. Li...!" A reporter tried to ask something, but was stopped by the bodyguard.

Other reporters, seeing this, didn't find it difficult to understand Li Song, because Li Song had already said enough.

After getting into the car, Li Song changed to another car in the underground parking lot of a shopping mall.

Then Li Song returned to the Federal Garden.

"Boss!" Someone called out to Li Song as soon as he and his bodyguards entered the elevator.

"Oh, you live here?" You see two women calling you "boss," one is Hui Hongying, and the other is Zhao Yazhi. Both of them are currently working at Phoenix TV.

Moreover, Phoenix TV paid a substantial breach of contract fee to TVB for these two individuals.

Because these two are among the more well-known TVB stations.

"We just moved in. Are you staying here, boss?" The two women looked at Li Song and nodded in response.

"Yes, I live on the top floor."

"We live on the twelfth floor!"

"Yes, don't tell anyone else about this."

"Yes, boss!"

"Don't you guys go to the mainland to film any Three Kingdoms TV series?" Li Song asked curiously, since Phoenix TV doesn't have any TV series to film yet.

"I'm going. I'll come back to handle some things. Also, the Three Kingdoms TV series hasn't started filming yet!"

"Oh, okay." Li Song nodded.

"Boss, could you sign our autographs?" The two men pulled out a Ghost Blows Out the Light magazine from their bags.

"Okay." Li Song nodded.

"Thank you, boss." After Li Song finished signing, the elevator arrived. The two thanked him and got out of the elevator.

"Stinky bitch!"

"Ah!!" The two had just stepped out of the elevator when they heard a loud slap, and then they were kicked back.

Then three men appeared, cursing and swearing.

"You bitch...!!" The three men had just finished cursing when they saw five men in the elevator, all of whom were wearing sunglasses.

The two women were sitting inside the elevator.

Li Song never expected that someone would hit two women.

When Li Song's bodyguards encountered a problem, they immediately protected Li Song behind them, but no one offered to help the two women!
"Let's see what's going on with those three!" Li Song said.

Upon hearing this, Brother He and Brother He San immediately kicked out with their legs, delivering a flying side kick.

Two of the three people were kicked away and crashed into the wall opposite the elevator. Before the third person could react, he was also elbowed by the two and knocked to the ground!
"You shameless slut, you're actually flirting with men outside!"

"I finally caught them red-handed!" Li Song heard someone cursing outside the elevator again.

(End of this chapter)