Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 272 Press Conference (6200+ words)

Ma Shengli was somewhat surprised by Li Song's answer.

As a member of the officialdom, Ma Shengli certainly knew how influential it would be to have Li Song give a speech at the school.

To be precise, the higher authorities had already discussed this matter for a long time before agreeing to let Li Song give a speech at the school.

Furthermore, the higher authorities also felt that Li Song was willing to give speeches at schools because Li Song always showed a strong desire to perform during interviews.

"I will report Mr. Li's response to the higher authorities." Although Ma Shengli was very surprised, he still reported to his superiors according to procedure.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Ma." People these days simply don't understand Li Song's influencer-style marketing tactics.

Therefore, they viewed Li Song's marketing tactics as a sign of a strong desire to perform.

"Mr. Li, the higher authorities are preparing to film the other three of the Four Great Classical Novels!"

"I wonder if Mr. Li is interested in investing?" Ma Shengli asked again.

Ma Shengli knew all too well the impact the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" had on Chinese culture.

Because the main actors in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" all received equal pay for equal work.

The minimum price is 300 HKD, and the maximum is 10,000 HKD per episode!

Domestic actors are currently paid a monthly salary, with the most they receive as a stipend when they go out to film movies.

Of course, compared to those artists in Hong Kong, the salaries in mainland China are 20% lower.

Hong Kong artists receive a travel allowance when they travel to the mainland for business.

Although this matter is highly controversial, especially since some leaders in the cultural field believe it is money-driven.

They believe that actors should make sacrifices.

However, the vast majority of people still agree with this plan.

And after all, these are foreign exchange earnings!
But this raises another question: how much should the actors who participated in the performance receive?

For example, some well-known actors can earn several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan per episode, and can earn over a hundred thousand yuan for filming a TV series.

Does this several hundred thousand yuan go to the film studio or to the actor personally?

Or how should the profits be divided?
There is currently a great deal of controversy surrounding this within the cultural sector.

But none of that stopped everyone from eyeing Li Song's wallet.

Moreover, filming the Four Great Classical Novels has another advantage: you don't have to worry about the wind direction.

Therefore, the higher authorities decided to first have Ma Shengli sound out Li Song's opinion.

"of course can!"

“We’ll invest then, and the mainland will decide how to film it.” Li Song was certainly willing to invest.

"Okay!" Ma Shengli nodded.

"Regarding culture, I actually think that the mainland should also establish a censorship system for imported culture!"

"We shouldn't let foreign cultural dross come in."

"The West invaded through both economic and cultural means."

"Many countries in this world were living well before, but they got into trouble because they adopted Western culture." Li Song knew that in the decades that followed, any country that listened to the words of Western countries fell into internal turmoil.

Of course, some countries do have various problems at the beginning.

The best examples are Iraq and Syria.

Although these countries did have various problems before the incident occurred!
The people at the bottom of society had good intentions, but after driving away those in front, they found that their lives were getting worse and worse.

Li Song also knew that in the 1980s and 90s, there was a perverse worship of foreign countries in China.

Of course, this is also because the domestic economic situation is much worse than that of foreign countries.

Humans are inherently inclined to admire the strong, so it is only natural to admire powerful Western countries.

Many people go abroad to study with government funding at this time, and after a few decades, when they are not doing well abroad, they want to return to China to retire.

Moreover, some malicious organizations sent these people back.

If this becomes the prevailing trend, then when someone contributes to foreign countries in their youth, the country will be held responsible when they are old and unable to continue.

So those who send people back are just petty hypocrites. If they really wanted to help, they would donate money to buy houses for people to live in their old age.

Instead of buying a plane ticket to send the person back and leaving the trouble to the country.

Of course, that was all Li Song suggested. As for what the country should do, he wouldn't worry about those things anymore.

Because some things are not as simple as they seem.

To put it bluntly, the reason some things can't be implemented is because some people are leaving themselves a way out.

"I will report Mr. Li's opinion truthfully." Ma Shengli could only follow the procedure.

"When will Mr. Li be available for an interview?" Ma Shengli asked again.

"Just in the next day or two, I'm afraid it will take some time after I return to Hong Kong Island!" With Phoenix TV starting its broadcast, Li Song will definitely be in Hong Kong Island.

When the business jets manufactured by Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant begin test flights, they hold their own new product launch conferences.

Li Song knew that as soon as the aircraft began ground testing, foreign countries would find out.

After all, there's no way to hide an airplane!
It's been a while since I've been interviewed, so I'll show my face.

I'm sure the reporters have a lot of questions.

"Then I'll report right away." Ma Shengli hurried off to report.

Li Song originally planned to go back tomorrow, but since he has to give an interview now, he'll wait.

Li Song certainly knew what to say when giving interviews to official media.

On the third day, Li Song gave another interview, this time specifically about Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Company.

Li Song returned to Hong Kong Island on December 12th.

Phoenix TV will launch next week on December 21st.

After Li Song returned to Hong Kong Island, Xiao Si also ended her promotional work in Southeast Asia.

Golden Harvest signed a contract with the original team behind Temple Run.

However, Golden Harvest plans to go to Ami's place to film first.

Then we went back to the Hong Kong Island studio to film, because National Treasure is about beauty.

Fox Studios invests $30 million and then receives 10% of the box office revenue, meaning that the box office revenue needs to reach at least $300 million for Fox Studios to break even!

"Thank you, Li!" After Li Song returned to Hong Kong Island, Xiao Si secretly came to Li Song's side.

Shields has now joined the ranks of Hollywood's top actresses. This time, her salary is five million US dollars, plus a one percent share of the box office revenue.

"You're my woman, it's only right that I help you," Li Song chuckled.

Women in Europe and America have very fair skin, but it can be a bit rough.

Unlike East Asian women, whose skin, though not very fair, is as smooth as silk.

Of course, Xiao Si is still incredibly youthful and radiant, after all, she's getting on in years.

If something is offered to you, you might as well take it; after all, who knows who might use it in the future!

Before leaving Hong Kong Island, Siu-si and Lee Chung were seen being affectionate in the Federal Garden.

On December 16, 1980, the crew of Golden Harvest's National Treasure departed from Hong Kong Island for Ami to film.

With Fox Studios' investment, everything went smoothly in Amy, including applying to film at some of Amy's landmark buildings.

Sils is also going back to film Jurassic Park, which is scheduled to be released on Christmas Day in 1981.

Lucas invited Li Song to Ame, but Li Song did not agree to go.

On Wednesday, December 17th, Li Song came to Parkson Company to handle some matters.

"Boss, this is the business plan for the instant noodle production plant!" Tian Jiahui had already completed the task that Li Song had entrusted to him last time.

Li Song took a look and said that a custom-made production line for fried instant noodles would cost 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars for a single stainless steel production line.

Customized equipment for packaging plants, mainly for packaging of instant noodles in buckets!

Customizing equipment for the packaging plant will cost approximately three million Hong Kong dollars.

Pulp commonly used in packaging can be imported from mainland China or from Southeast Asia.

There are many paper mills in mainland China now.

However, some time later, the mainland began importing large quantities of pulp from Southeast Asia.

This is just the construction of the production line; the construction of the two factories will require approximately ten million Hong Kong dollars more.

"Let's build the two factories near Kwai Tsing!" Building the factories there will make it easier to import and export goods in the future.

"it is good!"

"By building two factories together, we can also acquire more land!"

"We'll be building some more electronics factories later!" Some of the semiconductor factories will be built on Hong Kong Island.

Because goods produced here can be exported to other countries without encountering certain restrictions.

Although Li Song initially only intended to capture the mainland market, just like with motorcycles, he knew that with the ability to capture the global market, he would definitely expand further.

"So, is the cosmetics manufacturing plant also located there?" Tian Jiahui asked again.

Then they handed over the cosmetics production plan.

“Let’s put them over there too, and build a Baisheng Industrial Park.” Li Song nodded.

Li Song was looking at a cosmetics production plan. The production equipment for cosmetics needed to be imported, some from Europe and America, and some from small countries.

Upon seeing the proposal, Li Song suddenly remembered something: "I forgot to develop some material bases in the mainland!"

“Make a list of the raw materials needed for the cosmetics, and then send it to the BMW motorcycle factory and give it to Ma Shengli.”

"Especially some plant-based ingredients!"

While assigning tasks to Tian Jiahui, Li Song quickly posted a bounty on a second-hand platform.

Li Song had overlooked this point before!
Li Song first offered a reward on a second-hand platform, requiring the use of plant cultivation techniques prior to December 20, 1980, to cultivate new varieties of plants suitable for making perfumes, without infringing on any patents prior to December 20, 1981, and requiring varieties such as rose, lavender, jasmine, ylang-ylang, and saffron.

The reason for the one-year delay is that plants have a growth cycle.

After Li Song posted the bounty, he discovered that the platform's suggested price was 21 million US dollars, with a period of twelve months!
Seeing the suggested price, Li Song breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that the bounty could be offered!

Even if Li Song wanted to use biological gene technology, he couldn't, because gene technology is not yet being applied.

However, given the scientific and technological conditions of 2080, it was easy to cultivate new varieties using primitive hybridization methods, because it was known which hybrids could produce new varieties.

Unlike now, cultivating these plants requires constant experimentation to achieve success!
In other words, by 2080, we will know which two pairings can produce a variety that meets the requirements.

Moreover, in a few years, it will be possible to produce them using space technology.

This time, Li Song also requested that the other party provide detailed technical and experimental data.

Then Li Song started offering rewards for corn, wheat, sweet potatoes and potatoes, sugarcane, rice, upland rice, millet, soybeans, and some other crops and vegetables.

The conditions are the same as before, but the patent term is extended to three years later!

Then this time the reward amount was as high as 46 million US dollars, and the delivery period was as long as 18 months.

Because Li Song knew that plants needed a growth cycle. Finally, Li Song offered a reward of pigs, cattle, and sheep. There were two main breeds of pigs: meat-producing types, which had more fat, and lean types.

There are two breeds of sheep: one is mainly for producing hides or wool, and the other is for meat.

The conditions for this bounty are the same as the two above, with the longest delivery period reaching twenty-four months.

The reward amount reached 27 million US dollars.

Li Song only needs to think about things in his mind when he posts them on second-hand platforms, so it's very quick.

Li Song still offered 20% of the original price, bringing the total to $75 million.

Then Li Song thought of pesticides and fertilizers.

However, Li Song decided to wait until the plants for which he had previously offered bounties bore fruit before he would offer specific bounties for pesticides and fertilizers.

In other words, fertilizers and pesticides are formulated based on the characteristics of these hybrid plants!

Li Song knew that some agricultural companies would use certain methods to manipulate their seeds.

Some genetically modified seeds are intended to be grown using their specialized fertilizers, which will not only result in higher yields but also prevent disease.

This is because the seeds were tampered with to create genetic defects, and then something was added to the fertilizer to repair these genetic defects.

Similarly, some livestock products are the same; if you use the feed they provide, the animals will grow quickly and healthily.

If you don't use its feed, it won't grow big and won't be healthy. That means there's a problem with its genes. Its feed contains drugs or elements that target such genetic defects.

Therefore, in the era of gene technology, many capitalists have many means.

Moreover, if you use his feed and then switch to other people's feed, your livestock might also develop problems. While there are certainly adaptation issues involved, there are actually many other problems as well.

Later, some people even applied these ideas to people.

Their goal is to make you sick, otherwise how would you buy their medicine?

"Okay!" Tian Jiahui simply followed Li Song's orders.

"Uncle Hao brought a message, saying thank you, boss," Tian Jiahui added.

After Tian Jiahui mentioned it last time, Li Song placed a purchase order directly on the second-hand platform, and the order will be automatically delivered.

"Hmm!" There were some things that Li Song didn't say much about.

Because it's delivered directly on the high seas, the price is incredibly low.

The cargo, weighing a total of five tons, was transported by two drones.

"Also, on the 20th of this month, we will hold a press conference and say that I have important news to announce," Li Song added.

"Is it in the movie theater or in the hotel?" Tian Jiahui asked.

"Take this document and have the advertising company make five hundred copies!"

"Also, make these photos into large posters and find a hotel's grand banquet hall." Li Song had already made preparations.

"Great!" Tian Jiahui was very curious about what kind of new product launch event they were going to hold!
When Tian Jiahui saw the photo, he was somewhat dumbfounded.

The photo shows a small jet airliner!

Moreover, it's clear that this photo is taken inside a factory!
The area around the photo is blurry; you can only see the boss standing next to the plane in the middle!

The boss was also wearing a dustproof suit, and even the floor was blurred.

These photos and documents were processed by Li Song on a second-hand platform.

Others shouldn't expect to get any more useful information from these photos and documents.

"This is a business jet produced by an aircraft manufacturing plant I invested in in mainland China!"

Ground testing will begin on the 20th of this month.

"All testing is expected to be completed within three to six months."

"You should first learn about the airworthiness certificates and flight permit applications for European passenger aircraft!"

"Let's see if we can apply for some special airworthiness certificates."

"It's about whether the plane can fly to Europe during testing," Li Song explained before Tian Jiahui could ask.

"Ah!!" Tian Jiahui's eyes widened.

"This company is just a privately invested aircraft manufacturing company, and it does not belong to Baisheng Company!" Li Song emphasized again.

An aircraft manufacturing company is not suitable to be placed under the name of Baisheng Company.

The aircraft manufacturing company was singled out to avoid unnecessary trouble.

In addition, Li Song exclusively licensed all of his aircraft patents to Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

Although Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant is a wholly-owned company of Li Song.

However, this will involve tax issues later.

Another possibility is that the company may undergo changes!
The taxes on patent fees paid by the company to the patent holder are completely different from the taxes on dividends received by the patent holder.

In addition, it can also avoid some risks, that is, if someone tries to take advantage of your company, you can revoke the authorization at any time.

It's like giving yourself an extra layer of insurance!
“Okay!” Tian Jiahui understood Li Song’s approach, because the aircraft manufacturing industry is, after all, too sensitive.

Although Tian Jiahui already knew that his boss had applied for an aircraft patent.

Manufacturing airplanes was inevitable, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Now Tian Jiahui is even more suspicious that Li Song is backed by mainland China.

It's certain that aircraft manufacturers would first develop aircraft technology, and then apply for patents after they succeeded.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to manufacture the first airplane so quickly.

"Tell them to keep this a secret for now," Li Song said, referring to advertising companies or something similar.

"Don't worry, boss." Tian Jiahui was a lawyer, so he had no problem handling these matters.

Then Tian Jiahui went to handle the related matters.

There wasn't much business to deal with for Parkson in the past.

The news that Li Song was going to hold a new product launch conference was announced by Parkson Company.

Of course, if you want to attend the new product launch, you need to apply to Parkson Company.

It's not like just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can attend a new product launch.

Reporters from some Hong Kong newspapers strongly criticized this behavior, saying that Parkson Company had interfered with press freedom.

But there was nothing they could do; Li Song was just too famous.

Unlike others, he invited reporters to attend press conferences.

Of course, Li Song would also give some things to the reporters every time he held a press conference!
Phoenix TV is currently the most talked-about topic in Hong Kong.

Because Phoenix TV's programs have been leaked.

The Voice of China held its first round of auditions on Hong Kong Island, and the auditions were filmed on site.

Many people know about it.

There's also the million-person quiz contest; they recruited participants through newspapers long ago!
In addition, the TV series adaptation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms has already been leaked.

When Li Song got off work, he bought a newspaper and discovered that TVB had launched a new variety show called "Beautiful Kitchen".

Then they prepared two more TV series, one is Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and the other is The Legend of the Condor Heroes!

It also started airing on the evening of December 21st.

The purpose is self-evident: it is aimed at Phoenix TV.

Then several newspapers were praising Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, as well as The Legend of the Condor Heroes!

That evening, Li Song did not go to Taikoo City, but returned to Federal Garden.

Because Arlene has been quite busy lately, Li Song didn't bother her.

Li Song felt a bit bored during his free time, because at this time there were no other entertainment options besides watching TV, listening to audio, and listening to the radio.

Of course, Li Song's current status prevents him from going out and indulging in pleasure.

Moreover, Li Song didn't like gambling.

"Sigh!" Li Song missed 2080. Even though there was nothing to do for more than ten years, there were still many entertainment activities.

Li Song didn't go to the company until the 20th. The magazine was very busy because of the TV station's launch.

Meanwhile, Parkson Company has assigned tasks, but there won't be results so quickly!
The press conference was held on December 20th in a hotel banquet hall.

Li Song arrived at the hotel in the morning, escorted by bodyguards.

The press conference was attended entirely by bodyguards from their own security company; no hotel security personnel were used.

"Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Li!" There were many reporters outside the hotel.

However, Li Song did not linger, but went into the hotel.

The hotel interior is already decorated, with posters covered by cloth.

Chen Jiahao, the manager of the security company, came here personally.

While Li Song was preparing for the press conference.

At Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Company, the aircraft in the hangar are undergoing final checks!
Because it was a ground test, the inspection was extremely rigorous, and each inspection required the signatures of three people.

Everyone wore a watch, and the time of the inspection had to be written down.

After all the checks were completed, I reported to Chief Engineer Ma.

Chief Engineer Ma personally directed the ground tests.

The two test pilots knew the test flight procedures by heart.

Once everything was ready, the two pilots began boarding the plane.

Three other people boarded the plane with us: a security officer, a supervisor, and a recorder.

The safety officer's main task is to check whether the two test pilots are following instructions in their operating procedures.

The supervisor's main role is to oversee the two pilots' execution of orders.

The recorder is responsible for recording the pilot's operational procedures.

The ground testing procedures are all fixed, so the recorder needs to announce the start time and stop time at the end of the procedure!

When the time came, the hangar door slowly opened.

"Dongyao, ignite the plane!" General Ma began issuing orders from the control tower.

"Tower, this is Dongyao, initiate ignition! This is Dongyao, initiate ignition!" the pilot commanded, and then began the test mission.

After both engines were ignited, the aircraft taxied out of the hangar on its own!
When Chief Engineer Ma saw the plane taxiing out of the hangar, he felt a surge of emotion. Although it wasn't his first time building an airplane, this time the process felt very smooth. There was no one to support him or say anything else.

"Report from all observation posts!" During ground testing, there are still many observation posts where the aircraft's condition is observed from multiple angles using telescopes.

On Hong Kong Island, after all the reporters entered the banquet hall...

Seeing the poster covered by a black cloth was quite surprising. What was going on? Why all the secrecy?

(End of this chapter)