Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 277 Building Rockets and Launching Satellites

"But this raises another problem, namely the distribution problem!"

"Some actors have already complained privately about their low wages!" the leader added.

There are many different voices within various film studios in mainland China.

On one hand, there's the salary paid to actors for the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" produced in collaboration between mainland film studios and Phoenix TV.

On the other hand, the actors from both sides also discussed their salaries during their interactions!
For example, a well-known actor in a Hong Kong TV drama earns two thousand dollars per episode.

Now, two thousand dollars a episode seems like nothing, but don't forget, this was in 1980.

At that time, wages in mainland China were very low; two thousand yuan was enough for others to earn for a year!

Furthermore, in order to treat everyone equally, Phoenix TV has set the salary standards for all actors in this co-production of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms according to the salary standards for Hong Kong TV dramas.

These actors think about how much money they can earn, but in reality, how much they actually receive.

These people were naturally a little uncomfortable!

Naturally, there will be various opinions.

However, some people believe that if the film studio hadn't recommended you, you wouldn't even have had this opportunity.

That makes sense!

But those actors said that I was able to go entirely because of my acting skills!

Then someone else said, "Your acting skills are so good, but you were trained in the factory!"
The actors were somewhat dissatisfied with their income and its distribution.

Everyone's points are valid, but satisfying everyone's demands is very difficult!
"Changes are definitely necessary!"

"But we also need to make it clear to these actors that if it weren't for the film studio's recommendation, would Li Song even know who they are?" a leader said.

"So I personally think that we can follow the model of base salary plus performance-based pay that Li Song implemented at Phoenix TV."

"That's right, these actors earn more than those factory managers?"

"Is this plan definitely feasible?"

"In any case, the other three films should start shooting as soon as possible, after all, this is real foreign exchange."

"Actually, we don't have such an urgent need for foreign exchange now."

"In the past, we needed foreign exchange mainly to purchase advanced technological equipment!"

"At least in the short term, China no longer needs much foreign exchange!"

"At least at the national level, we don't need too much foreign exchange," one of the leaders said.
"Then let's finish filming the four classic novels and see if there are any better solutions or how to modify them," one of the leaders said.

Because internal changes, especially those made from top to bottom, are much more difficult to implement. However, if people at the bottom are actively seeking change, and with guidance from above, it becomes much easier to achieve.

To put it bluntly, the goal is to stir up trouble among those below, to generate their opinions, before any changes can be made.

In fact, the leaders also know that if the changes are made, only a small number of people's income will increase to a very large figure!

Those who mostly coast along will end up worse off than before.

In other words, it's no longer a guaranteed job.

But without experiencing storms, everyone would think they are a carp that can leap over the dragon gate.

After the great waves have washed away the sand, only gold remains in the end!
Therefore, the higher authorities decided that after all four classic novels have been filmed, we can then discuss the reform!
Moreover, the film studios that produce the Four Great Classical Novels are among the most famous in the industry. Once you get these few studios on board, everything else will be much easier.

"From this perspective, the value of the technology that Li Song presented is immeasurable. Of course, Li Song and his team also invested in the company."

"Li Song and his team want to build an instant noodle factory, so we listened to the opinions of their local community."

"That's it for instant noodles. The last thing Li Song mentioned is aerospace. Is this guy in such a hurry to get into aerospace because he got humiliated in Taiwan?" The leader didn't say anything more, but the implication was that Li Song got humiliated there and wanted to contribute some technology!
The other leaders nodded in agreement; they shared a similar view.

"If that's the case, then it's a good thing!" one of the leaders chuckled.
"Actually, there is no security problem with this company at all, since the people inside are all our own people."

"Just like the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant now, it's nominally owned by Li Song, but the people inside are all our own!"

"Even if Li Song and his group want to leave in the future, they can't possibly take all the people, equipment, and the entire site with them!"

"That means they're using technology and funding to help us build!"

"And to be honest, on another level, they've actually lightened our burden by doing this."

"The Y-10 project involved so many units; I'm sure you leaders have had your share of troubles with these units in the past."

"As for Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, we don't care about anything, and now we have the planes too."

“On our turf, we must abide by our rules. If they don’t, we’ll talk again.”

"I don't think there's any conflict between us. They're after money, and we're after development!"

"Then say yes and see what little gift he'll give you!"

"We're just blurring the lines about the nature of this company."

"However, I don't think it's good that they own the company."

"But if we go into a joint venture and raise the level too high, it will easily attract attention!"

"Hehe, now everything Li Song does is probably scrutinized under a magnifying glass." A leader chuckled upon hearing this.

"I think we could have Yangcheng's subsidiary service company partner with Li Song to establish a space exploration service company." "That's a great suggestion! A service company is a tertiary industry company; partnering with Li Song is no problem at all!"

"This will probably become the strongest tertiary industry company."

"Actually, Li Song can do it himself, since everyone belongs to us anyway, it's just that it doesn't sound very nice!"

"Joint ventures are also an option, but we need to first see where Li Song wants to establish the joint venture, and then find a local company to nominally cooperate with him."

"As for how well the company develops in the future, we can just raise its level!" The leaders of the higher-level department reached a consensus after a meeting.

Li Song wandered around the car factory for half a day. The newly built workshops of the car factory were undergoing production debugging.

It's not just car factories that are testing and debugging; related industries in the upstream and downstream of the automotive industry are also conducting trial production of new technologies.

For example, the steel needed to produce automobiles!

Aluminum alloys are used to manufacture engines, and steel is used to manufacture gearboxes.

Companies are also working intensively on technological breakthroughs and trial production of upstream materials such as plastics used in production.

Then there are the standards of lubricant companies and fuel companies.

There are so many things involved that many factories and units at all levels are working non-stop.

That evening, Li Song received good news from Ma Shengli: "Mr. Li, we welcome Phoenix TV to expand its business in the mainland and are willing to grant Phoenix TV a special license in the mainland cultural industry."

"That's great!" Li Song had already guessed it, but he still had to say what needed to be said.

Then Li Song started customizing cassette tapes and players on second-hand platforms, mainly to improve the sound quality.

We now have a mature cassette tape and cassette player technology.

In the realm of music technology, the stratification lies in sound quality.

The higher the sound quality
The better the technology, the higher the difficulty!
Of course, this technology was worthless in 2080, and the suggested price on second-hand platforms was $200,000, a large part of which was mainly for printing costs.

Li Song didn't haggle over the price; the delivery time was three days.

"We'll prepare some new magnetic tape technology and recorder technology later. At that time, we can either form a joint venture with other electronics factories or operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary," Li Song continued.

Ma Shengli nodded and wrote this down, then said, "As for the aerospace aspect, the higher authorities agree in principle. However, the higher authorities want to form a joint venture with Mr. Li. Of course, Mr. Li and you will be in charge of the operation and management."

“Joint venture is no problem. We’ll take care of the technology and funding. What about the shareholding?” Li Song thought that joint venture was a good idea.

"I need to report on this further." Because this matter is of great importance, the higher authorities did not come up with a plan all at once. They were proceeding cautiously, as each step required a meeting for discussion.

The first step is to discuss the joint venture with Li Song. If Li Song agrees, then we need to find the other half of the joint venture.

"Alright then." Li Song nodded.

“We can provide the technology and capital; our goal is to gain a controlling stake,” Li Song added.

"The higher authorities have agreed to the instant noodles issue!" Ma Shengli added.

"Alright, I'll contact Parkson Company later." Li Song nodded.

Li Song discovered that his investment had become a huge business troll.

We have licensed our technology to dozens of companies, covering industries such as motorcycles, home appliances, steel, and machinery!
There are also quite a few joint ventures.

Imagine the profits and influence these companies will generate once they take off!

"that……."

"Mr. Li, could you please tell us how your company plans to develop in the aerospace field?" Ma Shengli asked.

"Build rockets!"

"Launch the satellite!"

"Launch all kinds of space exploration vehicles!" Li Song knew that in the later Internet and intelligent era, the most basic thing would be the coordinates provided by these satellites.

Many applications are based on geographic data!

Furthermore, it can also collect data in real time later on, that is, data can be collected through multiple terminals.

Geographic data is also required for the application of various weapons.

Li Song also knew that foreign GPS systems were controlling our lives, so he deliberately cut off the signal of a certain transport ship.

To trap a ship in one place.

The reason this ship was prevented from leaving without GPS is because without GPS signal, other countries wouldn't allow it to enter their territorial waters.

Because other ships have no way of knowing your ship's information, they are afraid of causing problems on the route!

Although you can drive away on your own, some canals, ports, and waterways do not allow you to pass because they do not have your ship's location data.

They were also worried about collisions at night or in poor visibility.

Some might say, "What's there to be afraid of in the vast ocean?"

There have been quite a few ship collisions throughout history!
"Uh?" Ma Shengli felt a little awkward. Li Song made it sound too easy. Was satellite something that simple?

(End of this chapter)