Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 318 Someone Speaks Up for Me (First Update)
"Ok!"

"The main thing is that you can listen and learn," Li Song nodded, put the dumplings aside, and said.

Amin does have a talent for drawing. Drawing does depend on talent; some people can learn it quickly, while others can't.

Of course, there are also geniuses who are very famous, but ordinary people can't understand them.

If you can't understand it, it's hard to give a proper evaluation. It's like randomly scribbling an irregular mark on a piece of paper; everyone will interpret it differently, which can demonstrate the painter's superb artistic achievement.

However, it's better for comics, as they don't require such a high level of artistic appreciation, because the goal is for everyone to understand them.

"I will try my best." Amin nodded.

After Amin left, Liu Jiale came in.

"Boss, there's something. The people at the small studio are protesting our film 'Nanjing,' and they've even contacted the mainland authorities and the Hong Kong government," Liu Jiale said.

Upon hearing this, Li Song asked, "What did the government say?"

“There’s been no comment from the mainland; they just say it’s a market-driven activity and the Hong Kong government is fine,” Liu Jiale said.

"Don't worry about the notebooks. At worst, we can just stop doing business with them. Actually, I've had conflicts with them for a long time."

"The small country wants to sell its outdated motorcycle technology and production lines to the mainland at a high price."

"And home appliances, cars, and so on." Li Song also knew that Hong Kong films had a great influence on the Japanese during this period because Hong Kong was under British rule at that time.

After Hong Kong returned to China, Japan implemented some special policies in this regard. At that time, a portion of the revenue of Hong Kong's entertainment industry came from Japan and South Korea.

The decline of Hong Kong cinema is due to a variety of reasons.

"Yes, some companies in Europe and America want to distribute the movie 'Nanjing,' but the price they offered is relatively low, mainly because there aren't many European and American stars in it. Of course, we haven't seen the sample yet, but we can see it at the end of this month."

"Then it needs to be sent to Europe and America for rating," Liu Jiale said.

"A lower price is fine," Li Song nodded.

"The novel 'Treasure Mystery III: Island Mystery' is very popular with overseas publishers, and quite a few publishers have already made offers," Liu Jiale said, pulling out a document.

"The novel 'National Treasure' has sold over 3000 million copies in Europe and America. Although it has caused some unnecessary trouble, according to statistics from America, the number of tourists at the locations involved has increased by 300% compared to the same period."

"So some countries are asking if it's possible to add special cities or landmarks to later parts of the novel?" Liu Jiale asked after providing the information.

"You should ask them about their specific requirements first, and give me a list to look at." Li Song thought it was a good idea.

Isn't this the same thing that's all over the internet? A tourist attraction hires people to promote it and uses some misleading photos.

It's the same abroad. Some places have such terrible public security, but the people in this line of work will never say it's bad, and the people who go there won't say anything either, because they've paid money to suffer, and they'd feel uncomfortable if others didn't go and get scammed. It's the same in China. Some places will rip you off once, but since there are so many people there, they don't expect you to go a second time.

"Okay." Liu Jiale nodded.

Li Song looked at the materials Liu Jiale had provided; they were all quotes from foreign publishers.

The third book attracted even more publishers, especially in Europe and America, because the legend of Mustache's treasure had been circulating there for a long time.

In reality, any treasure there has already been looted by soldiers from certain countries.

The guy with the mustache would steal from others, and then others would steal from the guy with the mustache.

"Another issue is the copyright of The Voice of China. Many foreign TV stations have made offers. I don't know what the boss means by revenue—I mean, is it a buyout or a revenue-sharing arrangement?" Liu Jiale asked again.

This copyright belongs to Li Song personally; the magazine is merely managing it on his behalf.

"Let's buy it out. There's something fishy about the profit-sharing. How much is it per year? Give us a 20% discount if we give us ten or eight years' worth at once," Li Song said after thinking for a moment.

"it is good!"

"Lucas's Jurassic Park is releasing on May 2nd. He asked the boss if he had time to go there?"

"I'm busy with that."

"It will also be released on Hong Kong Island on May 3rd."

"In addition, Golden Harvest's National Treasure will be released in early June at Amy Cinemas and Hong Kong Island."

"The National Treasure crew will be back in Hong Kong Island next week to film scenes in the studio." Liu Jiale said a few more things, just for Li Song's information, there was no need to make it into official documents.

"Yeah." Li Song nodded.

"Also, the TV station will be holding an artist training course this month. Does the boss have any instructions?"

"You can handle this as you see fit. We'll just do what other TV stations do," Li Song said.

"Okay." Liu Jiale.

Liu Jiale felt relieved. Other TV stations couldn't copy Phoenix TV's variety shows because they had applied for copyright.

On the contrary, Phoenix TV can copy other TV stations.

"Boss, should we hold a beauty pageant?" "You should do your research. If it works, we'll do it; if not, we won't," Li Song said.

"By the way, are the other two TV stations still causing us trouble?" Li Song asked again.

"There's nothing on the surface, but there is something behind the scenes. Although our TV station's programs are good and have high ratings, the proportion of advertising revenue is not ideal."

“After all, the market there is in Taiwan…” Liu Jiale said.

"No rush, I'll have more and more businesses under my control." Li Song already knew this.

"Okay." Liu Jiale nodded, naturally knowing that Li Song had many businesses.

I didn't eat the dumplings Amin gave me because Li Song's current security requirements didn't allow it.

It's clear that a lot of care was put into it; it's filled with shrimp, and it's wrapped very well, with nice pleats.

It's not that Li Song didn't trust Amin, but rather that when others made the move, these acquaintances were often unaware of the problem.

Li Song was actually a little anxious; the progress on computers and mobile phones was too slow.

As I recall, IBM seems to have launched personal computers in the last two years.

Moreover, France set a world record for train speed at 380.4 kilometers per hour last month. It has to be said that the technological strength of this old industrial powerhouse was truly remarkable.

Of course, they eventually gave up and abandoned their businesses, mainly because they all liked to pocket the money.

There was also a businessman who, after coming to power, used policies to influence the stock market and made a fortune.

Of course, this set a bad precedent, and later Western countries followed suit, turning their entire countries into tools for individuals to make money.

"It seems that the 117 emergency call system was introduced in the last two years."

"It has to be said that the US developed a lot of good things during the Cold War, such as stealth fighters, which laid the foundation for the development of fighter jets later on." Li Song knew about stealth combat capabilities, and later stealth drones, etc. The US's development strategy was indeed brilliant.

Of course, at this time, the United States could be said to have gathered more than half of the world's elites.

In fact, at the beginning of World War II, elites around the world consciously transferred their assets to the America.

At that time, America was far from the war and a haven for many wealthy people.

Therefore, America developed very quickly during this era, although it also had its share of problems.

"September!" Li Song knew that in September this year, the US would be conducting a major military exercise, which would scare the entire West so much that they couldn't sleep, and then the relationship between the mainland and the US would develop rapidly.

Li Song wanted to make the most of this limited window of opportunity to at least develop things like airplanes, mobile phones, computers, and chips.

Because globalization is inevitable for a long time to come, the financialization of Aramco is also inevitable.

The US dollar has long been considered the most reliable store of value in currency.

Of course, Amei's idea is good, because everything is inseparable from finance.

Even if factories are moved to other countries, they will still be affected by the financial system.

A single fluctuation in the US dollar can cause other countries to suffer a year's worth of hard work, only to be exploited by Aramco.

Theoretically, this idea is good, but everyone's actions are inevitably influenced by human nature.

Amei's idea is that finance can reap the benefits of any real manufacturing industry at any time.

But Amei never imagined how to take advantage of her own people.
Amei's own business people get goods from abroad at low prices and then make money. Now you want to tell your people not to get goods from abroad and then take risks to invest yourself?
In fact, businessmen in Amerindu could also do it, but another characteristic of Amerindu is the inconsistency of its policies.

Today, these businessmen have set up factories in Aramco. But what will happen when a new administration comes to power next year, the policies change, and others get goods from other places at lower prices?
This is why Aramco's politicians later talked about the return of manufacturing.

If you believe what politicians say, you'll become the one who gets exploited.

Therefore, the return of manufacturing is impossible without reliable and continuous policy support. At worst, I can just raise prices and sell. Anyway, reselling a business is less risky than building it myself.

Moreover, the businessmen and politicians in Amy are divided into two factions. When one side comes to power, they call for this to be done, and the other side will obediently listen to them.

Wouldn't that be supporting the opponent?
Therefore, Li Song needs to prepare for globalization, at least to obtain the necessary qualifications. Regardless of whether these products can be sold in other markets, he should first leverage the relationships established during this period to obtain certification.

and then?
Then, of course, they worked hard to develop technology and produce better products at higher prices. Li Song didn't believe that Western businessmen would give up a profitable business.

Anyway, in America's history, there have been several people who offended capitalists, and they were all taken care of by the capitalists.

Capital is not something that can be transferred according to human will, so Li Song still needs to be prepared to serve the people of the world.

On March 5, 1981, Li Song returned to Guangzhou and saw the news that evening that the Star Shine passenger plane had landed at a high-altitude airport. This time, it was a direct flight from a northeastern airport to the plateau. It would undergo half a month of testing on the plateau, and then go to Hainan. The following month, it would return to the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant for maintenance, and then fly to Hong Kong Island first, and then fly to Europe to obtain flight permits and airworthiness certificates.

As for medium- and long-range passenger aircraft, this is confidential for now. If we do it too early, it might affect the Star Shine aircraft's ability to obtain an airworthiness certificate.

Once the Xinghui passenger jet obtains its flight permit and airworthiness certificate, the medium- and long-range passenger jet will be announced.

Then if the West tries to strangle China, the "fat bear" will naturally speak up for itself in September.

(End of this chapter)