Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 293 Plan
The Taihu Lake off-road course is 510 kilometers long and consists of various environments. The mountains around Taihu Lake serve as off-road obstacles, as do some low-lying areas and man-made sky bridges.

The entire route is dirt road, and now the whole road looks like a mess because of the riders' acclimatization training.

It was still a bit cold around Taihu Lake at this time, but it didn't affect the riders at all. The riders were excited when they thought about the five million dollar reward for first place.

BMW billboards can be found at some of the more thrilling and exciting spots along the way.

The billboards were all different, including one with Ah Long giving a thumbs up and another with Xiao Si leaning against a motorcycle.

Xiao Si's style is rather conservative, after all, that's how things were in mainland China at that time.

Yang Wen reported to Li Song: "There has been a constant stream of onlookers, and we have already made arrangements. The first thing we did was to set up a cordon around the track."

"Then the village that the section of road belongs to will assign safety officers. These safety officers play two roles: first, to prevent onlookers from accidentally entering the track; second, if a rider goes off the track, they will help the rider return to the track or rescue the rider."

"These people have received basic first aid training."

Li Song nodded. Actually, there were also support vehicles, which traveled on the outermost ring road.

"In addition, we coordinated two helicopters here," Yang Wen added.

Li Song had seen them; they were two Mi-8 helicopters. The number of these helicopters imported into the mainland was not large to begin with. In fact, the number of helicopters imported into the mainland has always been small.

Imports are mainly for learning purposes.

These two helicopters served a rescue purpose, and there were also some Lark helicopters responsible for photography.

Li Song eventually joined the BMW motorcycle team. These young people hadn't trained for long, but they were martial artists, quick-witted, and daring.

Just like driving a car, the younger you are, the braver you are when riding a bike.

Li Song didn't put pressure on them; he just told them to do their best and try again next time if necessary.

After the inspection, Li Song did not return to Shanghai. Instead, he stayed at the dormitory of BMW Motorrad's office, which was simply the office for BMW Motorrad's staff working on this project.

The event organizing committee is at another hotel, which is crowded and noisy.

After making arrangements for Li Song, Yang Wen went off to get busy.

Li Song, accompanied by Section Chief Zhou, went to the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City.

The Three Kingdoms Film and Television City is located on the shore of Taihu Lake, but it is still some distance from the off-road motorcycle track.

The Three Kingdoms Film and Television City is located on the Longwang Mountain side, while the race track runs along this side of Longwang Mountain. Wuxi does not yet have such a large urban area as it will in the future.

Once the city develops, we can just move to another place.

Then we'll move to the Tengger Desert in the Northwest, which will also be a great place for off-roading in the future.

Or perhaps we could move to another place, such as Weishan Lake or Baiyangdian Lake.

The Three Kingdoms Film City is now taking shape. You can see high city walls, as well as some that are relatively low, depending on the camera angle.

During wartime, the siege scenes were filmed from the side of the tall city walls.

They filmed the defenders from a low spot, making it look like people were being pushed off the city wall, which was actually only a little over a meter high.

There are also palaces and such, all made of blue bricks.

Anyway, many brick and tile factories in the surrounding counties and cities are taking orders for blue bricks and then aging the city walls.

There's also the water village.

Entry is currently restricted because filming is taking place on one side and construction is underway on the other. However, as the client, Li Song easily gained entry.

The planning was overseen by the history departments of several universities, including Kyoto University, Nanjing University, and Fudan University.

Furthermore, the costumes, props, etiquette, and titles in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms were also created by these three schools.

These consultants are paid, of course, and in foreign currency.

It will be very difficult to find history departments from three universities to serve as consultants in the future.

Li Song didn't disturb anyone; instead, he walked around and looked around.

I didn't see the person in charge here. There are two people in charge here, one from the mainland and the other from Wonderful Magazine.

There are also several large photography studios, a canteen, and a hospital.

Li Song strolled around for a bit, but didn't go looking for Zhu Ling and the others. He was quite satisfied with what he saw; once this place became a tourist attraction, many more projects could be developed.

In the evening, Li Song met with the leaders from Kyoto.

Li Song was very humble, and the two didn't talk about politics or anything else, just about motorcycle racing and crowdfunding for small airplanes.

"This little plane has caused quite a stir in the West! Li, your idea is brilliant!" The higher-ups hadn't expected Li Song's crowdfunding campaign to cause such a sensation in the West.

"You flatter me, sir. I was just doing something practical." Li Song knew, of course, that his schemes wouldn't fool many people.

But so what? This is an open strategy, and it's not just about me; it's about all the buyers and me working together.

In other words, they brought those buyers, or more accurately, those who participated in the crowdfunding campaign, to their side.

"Don't be modest, you people understand Westerners better."

“If it were us, I’m afraid none of us would have thought of such a good idea,” the superior said again.

Li Song smiled slightly: "Actually, this wasn't my idea; it was the reporter's. I was just going along with the will of the Amis people."

"Haha, what a wonderful way to follow the will of the people!" Upon hearing this, the superior laughed heartily.

"Xiao Li, what do you think public opinion is in the West?" another leader then asked.

"For ordinary people, the most direct feeling is life. Anyway, it's not for ordinary people to worry about other countries' major affairs."

“As long as an ordinary person works hard and pays taxes according to the law, I think that’s the greatest contribution,” Li Song said.

"For ordinary farmers, all they hope for is to avoid famine by the end of each year, to have grain in the granary, pigs in the pigsty, new clothes in the chest, chickens in the chicken coop, meat in the bowl, and a little savings."

“For ordinary workers, a slight wage increase, a more sufficient supply of meat, vegetables, and other necessities, and less price fluctuation are all good things. If something that used to cost 100 yuan now costs 300 yuan, most people would probably feel resentful,” Li Song said.

"Yes!"

"No matter which way the wind blows, it's the east wind that brings a good life to the people," the higher-level leader remarked with emotion upon hearing this.

"Xiao Li, what's your opinion on marketization?" the superior asked again.

“Leader, without 100% marketization, take Amerinth for example, basic agriculture and animal husbandry still belong to the planned economy,” Li Song said.

"Hey, what do you think?" the superior asked upon hearing this.

"In Amis, although ranches and farms are privately owned, they have a grain association and a livestock association. There are regulations on how many cattle and sheep each farm can raise. For example, a farm can only raise 900 cattle and 200 sheep. If you raise pigs or other animals, you cannot exceed a certain number, and you are not allowed to sell them on the market. If you violate these regulations, you will not only be severely punished, but you will also lose all kinds of subsidies."

"The same applies to food. 40% of the income of Amer farmers comes from subsidies. Once you violate the rules of the food association, the subsidies will stop."

"Because the Aramco government knows that if the most basic necessities like food and meat are deregulated, it will be a disaster."

"If the restrictions are completely lifted, the price of this essential commodity could very well become unacceptable to the general public."

"Similarly, food is also a strategic weapon. Have the leaders noticed that once the major grain-exporting countries have a bumper harvest, Aramco will drive prices down very low, but their domestic farmers' income will not decrease because subsidies will be increased?"

"This means other grain-exporting countries will have to sell at a loss."

“If several grain-exporting countries experience a poor harvest, then Aramco’s grain prices will rise, and he will make back all the losses he incurred.”

"And they will also release all kinds of false information. For example, if America has a bumper corn harvest this year, but some other countries have harvested their corn before America, then America will release false information saying that their corn harvest is poor this year. Other countries will then have to play it safe."

“Wait for high prices, and then wait until the American corn harvest is plentiful, and the price will plummet. Not only can America make a fortune in futures, but it will also make others lose money,” Li Song said.

"So that's how it is." The higher-ups understood. Wasn't this just like the old landlords' style?
“Food and other fundamental things are related to the stability of a country. I’m sure the leaders are aware of the several major crop failures in the north…” Li Song began.

"Hmm!" The geographical environment on Fat Bear's side is harsh, and it has suffered from several periods of extreme cold weather, resulting in poor crop yields.

"Of course, Ami has a natural geographical advantage. Their mechanized operations allow one person to cultivate thousands of acres of land."

"We can't compare here, and our country has a large population, which is the perfect time for us to pursue industrialization."

"The US is already on the path of financialization. Once they move towards financialization, they will definitely abandon most of their manufacturing industry. Most of their manufacturing industry will be transferred to countries with lower labor costs, just like Japan's shipbuilding industry, which was actually transferred from the US."

“This involves a fundamental issue: capital and profit, and America itself is a capitalist country,” Li Song said.

"You mean population will still be very important in the future?" the superior asked astutely upon hearing Li Song's words.

“Of course, although there is a lot of surplus rural labor now, how many workers will we need once we become the world’s factory?” Li Song asked.

(End of this chapter)