Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 258 Resisting Unethical Media (Second Update)

Li Song welcomes business collaborations; as long as they are within the rules, cooperation is possible.

There wasn't much else going on at the magazine, because Li Song's main focus wasn't on that; he was more of a hands-off manager.

Before noon, Li Song had finished his business. As soon as his car drove out of the magazine's underground parking garage, he was blocked by reporters.

Li Song also shook his head; this car can no longer be driven.

These reporters blocked all the exits of the building where the magazine was located, checking every vehicle that came out, so even though Li Song changed cars, he couldn't escape them.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li." Upon seeing Li Song, the reporters all urged him to say a few words.

Li Song then signaled the car to pull over, and the two bodyguards got out first.

"Mr. Li, could you tell me about what happened last night?"

"Yes, Mr. Li, is what the newspaper said true?" The reporters were all watching Li Song's every move. As long as Li Song made the slightest expression, the reporters would know how to write it.

"What happened? I don't know anything. Nothing happened last night." Li Song pretended not to know, since his name wasn't on the other party's newspaper.

"Mr. Li, there are newspaper reports that you met with a former leading actress from TVB. Is that true?"

"Is there another reason why Phoenix TV paid the breach of contract fee for this leading lady?" the reporters asked one after another.

“I didn’t see my name in the newspaper. As for the breach of contract fee, you yourself said you’re the leading lady. Here, I would like to thank Mr. Shao for cultivating outstanding talent for our TV station,” Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, we have received information that you are applying for a reduced instruction set processor. Are you planning to enter the semiconductor industry next?" The Western reporter was more concerned about Li Song's new patent application, so he asked.

"Yes, our next step is to enter the embedded chip market. As you all know, our company is mainly engaged in industrial products."

“We urgently need this kind of embedded chip in industry, which can be applied in various industrial scenarios, such as automated equipment, CNC equipment, automated washing machines, ovens, microwave ovens, etc.” Li Song deliberately did not mention mobile phones, computers, and communication devices.

"Mr. Li, embedded chips have significant limitations. Have you considered manufacturing other types of chips?" the American reporter asked again.

"Not yet. Let's start with the simpler ones and take it one step at a time," Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, we have received reliable information that Zhao Yazhi went to the police station last night, and it is related to you?" Reporters on Hong Kong Island are more fond of gossip.

"Yes, that's true. All I can say is that Hong Kong Island is too small."

“My company has many employees who live in various parts of Hong Kong Island. It’s normal for me to run into my employees where I live,” Li Song said.

"Mr. Li, what exactly happened?"

"Rumor has it that Zhao Yazhi's ex-husband caught her cheating?" the reporter quickly pressed for an answer.

"Look at your question. I've seen some newspapers use this headline too. I really don't know what kind of people these newspaper editors are. They've already written that he's her ex-husband, so how are they supposed to catch her cheating?"

"Actually, I was just passing by and got dragged into this. The parties involved have already resolved the matter, and I can't comment on other people's private affairs," Li Song replied, shaking his head. In fact, Zhao Yazhi wasn't at her most beautiful at this time; this woman only gets more beautiful as she grows older.

"Furthermore, I hope everyone will not believe or spread rumors, and please do not ask about other private matters during future interviews. As a celebrity, it is not convenient for me to comment on other people's private affairs."

"Moreover, it's difficult for outsiders to understand other people's family affairs. Just like some uncultured newspapers that publish a lot of news, talking nonsense without verification, such media should be boycotted."

"The most basic principle of the media is to be truthful. If they dare to talk nonsense today, then when you read their newspapers in the future, they may be the ones who sit in their office and make them up."

“What we in the media should do is present the truth to everyone, not these obviously problematic reports. To put it bluntly, these newspapers are frauds. If their news is fake, then what about the advertisements and job postings they publish? Are they also fake?” Li Song directly labeled several media outlets as untrustworthy.

"Mr. Li..." a reporter asked.

Why did Li Song quickly get out of the car to give an interview?
"Please pay more attention to our Phoenix TV's two recent big productions. The first one is the movie 'Jinling,' which tells the story of..."

"Furthermore, Phoenix TV is also planning to invite Taiwanese artists to participate in the filming. Those who are interested can contact our TV station."

"Another project is the Three Kingdoms TV series, which is also a co-production with mainland China, and we will build a film and television city in mainland China."

"Thank you everyone. From now on, I will refuse to answer any more personal questions asked of others," Li Song said before getting into his car.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li, tell us about embedded chips?" a blonde female reporter asked loudly.

"This chip uses a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) process, a 3-micron process, supports 16/32-bit dual instruction sets, and is compatible with 8/16-bit components."

That's all for now.

"Thank you everyone," Li Song said before leaving.

There were also reporters at Federal Gardens, but they were stopped by the property management's security.

Li Song felt that it was better to be on the mainland. Few people knew him there. Hong Kong Island was too small; someone recognized him even in the elevator today.

In the past, when I rode in an elevator, people would see several men wearing sunglasses inside and wouldn't dare to get in.

Moreover, most of the time when Li Song comes up from the underground parking garage, there are hardly any people going up.

In the evening, Li Song was watching the news; RTV was broadcasting the interview he had given that afternoon.

Li Song checked it and saw no problems; his relationship with ATV was fairly good. TVB, however, was rather shameless, directly reading content from newspapers like Sing Tao Daily in their news broadcasts.

The next evening, Li Song arrived at Taikoo Shing. Ah Lin didn't ask Li Song about the newspaper. Ah Lin was very happy to know that she could host a million-dollar quiz show. She was very obedient to Li Song and would do whatever he asked.

On November 20, 1980, at nine o'clock in the morning, Li Song was in the new office building of Parkson Company. This was the old office building, Jardine House, where Parkson Company rented an entire floor.

Parkson is planning to build its own headquarters building, so it is temporarily renting this place as a temporary measure.

"Mr. Li, congratulations, congratulations." Parkson Company doesn't have much business in Hong Kong Island, so they didn't notify many people. Zhang Dehua came and even sent a flower basket.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

Mr. Ho, the boss of Golden Harvest, also came. Parkson Company has an endorsement deal with Ah Long, an artist under Golden Harvest.

"Congratulations, Mr. Li."

"Thank you, Mr. He!"

The owner of RTV (Rediffusion Television) also came, as well as subsidiaries of Parkson Company, BMW Sales Company, Anjie Security Company, and Liu Jiale.

The manager of Jardine House also personally delivered a flower basket.

"Mr. Li, Ah Long and the others will be back at the end of the month. We'll be having a celebration banquet then, and you absolutely must come."

"After the celebration banquet, they will go to the West for another round of propaganda!"

“There’s still more than a month until Christmas, so our movie can still be shown for a while!” Mr. Ho, the boss of Golden Harvest, said to Li Song in private.

Because Mr. He and others from Jiahe came to offer their congratulations today, Li Song had already prepared a buffet.

"Of course, no problem. Mr. He just needs to give me a heads-up two days in advance!" Li Song guessed that Golden Harvest wanted to discuss the film rights for the second installment of Treasure Mystery.

The box office revenue won't be received for another three months, so don't expect to get any box office bonuses this year!
"Then we will await Mr. Li's arrival!" Mr. He, the owner of Jiahe, raised his glass and said.
After Mr. He from Jiahe left, Zhang Dehua from the patent agency also brought over a glass of wine: "Congratulations, Mr. Li!"

"Thank you, I look forward to working with you in the future!"

Then the boss of RTV (Rediffusion Television) came over with a wine glass: "Mr. Li, does Phoenix TV have any new projects? Our TV station can also invest. We have people and money."

"Okay, we can cooperate more on projects in the future!" Although the other party said it nicely, Li Song didn't take it seriously at all!

Because Hong Kong Island is only so big, the entire television drama market is also only so big.

Why would anyone share the cake with you?

When Phoenix TV first obtained its license, RTV renegotiated contracts with its artists, imposing hefty penalties for breach of contract!

Li Song wasn't even interested in talking much with the owner of RTV.

But since the other party came to my door on their own initiative, I remained polite.

The reason Li Song wants to co-produce a TV series with the mainland now is because...

It's preparation for expanding into the mainland market later.

The mainland is currently lacking in everything: technology, talent, and capital.

At this time, I am like a timely help in need.

Once the movie "The Elf" is finished being filmed in mainland China, Li Song will establish a film support fund in mainland China to support mainland directors in making films every year.

Of course, some directors in this era are really daring to film certain things, and they really do capture some of the darker aspects of society.

After that, it wouldn't work anymore. Forget about making films, you couldn't even write anything.

"Boss, I've already inquired about the instant noodles."

"There are absolutely no problems with the production technology!"

“They can do OEM, and we can also invest!” Tian Jiahui waited until the others had finished talking to Li Song before coming over to tell Li Song about this.

"Some flavors require certain ingredients, such as pickled cabbage and beef noodles."

"And there's also beef noodles with pickled mustard greens, and the like!"

"Braised beef noodles, seafood noodles, spicy beef noodles, and numbing-spicy beef noodles—all of these are no problem!"

"The factory didn't give us a quote because they need to see the order quantity."

The larger the order quantity, the lower the price!

"Order three million Hong Kong dollars worth of goods: braised beef noodles, three-delicacy ramen, and spicy beef noodles. Order an equal amount of each of the three flavors!" Li Song thought for a moment and then said.

(End of this chapter)