Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 433 What to Talk About (First Update)
"Gentlemen, we've just received news that the East is also going to conduct military exercises," the actor said, handing over a document.

Historically, military exercises in the East have started on September 14th, but this time they were delayed for some reasons.

Historically, the reason people needed to demonstrate their strength was because they lacked sufficient confidence.

This time, we have many trump cards up our sleeves. Not to mention anything else, our fighter jets and missiles are far more advanced than in the past.

"This is good news for us."

“I think we need to talk to the East!” the actor continued.

"What do you think?"

"Of course we can talk!" No one else objected; it was just a talk.

"Next, let's talk about increasing military spending."

"We need to open up more battlefields, and continue to fight the polar bear in the economic, energy, and third-party arenas," the actor said excitedly.

Because everyone present likes to spend money, or more accurately, drain tax revenue, even at the cost of saddled with national debt.

Amei started borrowing money from the very beginning. For a period of time, it paid it all off, but then it borrowed more and more.

But there's nothing we can do about it; the Federal Reserve is a private company.

Moreover, once Amis becomes president, she will definitely seek benefits for her supporters and launch projects.

"Of course!" the others echoed in agreement.

Polar bears' main source of foreign exchange earnings at present is energy.

Therefore, with the rise in international oil prices and the oil crisis, the polar bear made a lot of money.

Moreover, Amei was also training the Tocharian people in Xiaoba, but ironically, it was these people trained by Amei that made Amei a battleground for the imperial graveyard.

Of course, these people later also started fighting with Xiaoba.

The main problem is that one of Amei's departments wrote such good stuff that it was impossible to find any flaws.

Li Song, while reviewing the situation in Guangzhou, concluded that the motorcycle factory should maintain its current scale, but the number of vehicles being rebranded was increasing.

The monthly export volume has now reached 160,000 vehicles, and this number is still increasing.

This year's cumulative exports have reached 200 million vehicles, and are expected to exceed 300 million vehicles by the end of the year.

BMW motorcycles offer the best value for money; they are both cheap and high-quality, making them best-sellers worldwide.

Motorcycle factories primarily invest in research and development.

The international market for motorcycles is huge. Even a hundred years from now, many people in underdeveloped countries will not be able to afford motorcycles, and motorcycles will be a luxury item in those countries.

We'll maintain the same scale for outboard motors, and continue OEM production to fill the export gap.

BMW's car plant is still expanding, and the production capacity of BMW vans is to be increased to 6 units per month, with five, seven, and nine seats, manual and automatic models.

BMW also aims to achieve a monthly production of 4 cars.

BMW aims to achieve a monthly SUV production capacity of 4 units.

This is only the first phase of the plan.

The production capacity for minivans is still far from sufficient. As for sedans and SUVs, there is only one production line for each, and personnel are currently being trained.

Unfortunately, things weren't like they would be decades later, when there were plenty of workers, and their education levels were generally high.

The key issue is that the increased exports of motorcycles, cars, and other industrial products require far too many workers across the entire supply chain.

Even so, the BMW Group's growth rate is astonishing.

Li Song dared to say that even in Amei, it wouldn't be this fast, although Amei's conditions were better.

However, investing in Aramco depends on skin color and various local interests.

Others have plenty of ways to deal with you; they can easily find some people to protest, and your factory construction will be halted.

Once completed, it will still have to deal with various other interest groups, such as labor unions.

Moreover, building a factory in Aramco now would be worse than just throwing money away, since Aramco is already in the manufacturing sector.

The next morning, Li Song had just gotten up when he received a call from Tian Jiahui on Hong Kong Island.

Li Song was puzzled, so he called Tian Jiahui back.

"Boss, good news, good news! Beduch Corporation has received an order for another twenty-five Starship aircraft, and this time they want the common model."

"And there are more than thirty potential orders," Tian Jiahui said excitedly over the phone.

"what!"

"What happened?" Li Song was also a little surprised when he heard this, because Beduch had already received orders for sixteen aircraft, eleven of which had already started manufacturing. The customization plans for these eleven aircraft had been finalized, with the most expensive one costing $12 million, an order from a wealthy prince in the Middle East. The remaining aircraft were also priced at over $5 million each, as they were all custom-made.

The general-purpose model also has several interior trim styles, with little price difference, the lowest being three million US dollars.

"Hehe, the wealthy people in Europe are afraid of being sent to Siberia to grow potatoes."

"Moreover, Europe has recently experienced significant economic and political changes due to the polar bear issue."

"Many wealthy individuals have started transferring assets to Aramco, but most businesses cannot move. These wealthy individuals need private jets so that they can leave quickly in case of any incidents."

"It's not just the Starliner; inquiries about Eastern aircraft from Europe are also increasing."

"It's just that they're in a hurry; the sooner it's delivered, the better," Tian Jiahui chuckled. Hearing this, Li Song immediately understood. Private jets were expensive, but compared to the potential threat, they were nothing.

"Okay, I'll talk to you when I get back." Li Song hummed in agreement, but did not immediately agree.

Europeans aren't that reliable either, even Bedouin.

why?
Because many of them are lackeys of the US, and historically, a shipyard in mainland China was brought down by European companies.

Of course, it can also serve as a negative example, because the forfeiture of deposits serves as a warning to many companies in mainland China.

Li Song was also a little worried that this might be a conspiracy, so he decided to wait until he got back to find out more.

Business competition can sometimes be more dangerous than real combat. If things go wrong, the entire industry chain could be severely damaged, as seen in the case of soybeans in the past, which was also related to the robbery and murder of our soybean experts.

Another thing is to go to the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant to check on the production progress there and determine how many orders are appropriate. After all, private jets are luxury items, and agreeing to an order too quickly would be unprofessional.

"Okay, boss." Tian Jiahui was a little puzzled. Was there something wrong with this?
Otherwise, why didn't the boss agree immediately?

Li Song hung up the phone, then went outside for a run, within the factory area, of course.

The mainland was the most comfortable time for Li Song. In Hong Kong, he wouldn't dare go out for a run alone, as he had to be wary of those capitalists.

These guys will use any means necessary.

After all, Li Song saw many cases a century later.

As Li Song ran, he wondered what the main leader wanted to talk about when he met with him.
What should be said and what shouldn't be said?
"Try not to talk about politics!" Li Song was self-aware; he was just a foreign investor, and it was fine to talk about technology or investment.

But don't talk about politics, because politics doesn't follow reason.

Moreover, Li Song would not give people the impression that he had someone to rely on.

Don't think of yourself as a savior, and don't elevate yourself too much, because if you do, you'll fall hard.

Don't think you can't live without yourself; the world will keep turning even without anyone.

"Let's talk about the internet!" Li Song thought for a moment and decided to talk about the internet.

Actually, Li Song hasn't figured out the future of the internet yet, because the internet infrastructure in China is currently lacking, especially for civilian use.

Universities and governments can help, but the real development of the internet still depends on civilian use.

If it doesn't work in mainland China, what about Hong Kong Island?

That's a good option. Hong Kong Island has a large population and a small area, so it can serve as a model.

In London, Western businessmen highly value high technology.

This is not to say that European businessmen like high technology, but because it is profitable.

For example, during the dot-com bubble in history, it was all hyped up by a group of businessmen, but who ended up taking the fall?

Those investment funds that went bankrupt, whose money did they lose, and who made money?
"Mr. Li, the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, several other nature reserves, and the Guangzhou Zoo have all been approved." Li Song arrived at the office, where Ma Shengli was already waiting.

"it is good!"

"I'll get someone to start the funding right away." This time, Li Song plans to use the money he earned in mainland China to invest directly.

Li Song was a little puzzled. Had the higher-ups not made a decision yet about what they discussed yesterday?

However, since Ma Shengli didn't say anything, Li Song didn't ask.

Then fly directly to Chang'an!

The first CA201 at Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant has been completely renovated and repainted.

There was no paint spraying on the outside before.

Then it was reorganized.

It looks much prettier now.

"Boss!" Ma Shengli followed Li Song.

"Have you received the notification?" Li Song asked.

"Received it." Ma Shengli nodded.

Li Song didn't say much, because the reception involved coordinating with certain departments and following their procedures.

The second CA201 is also undergoing flight testing.

The third aircraft is a cargo plane, which has just rolled off the production line and is also undergoing flight testing.

Cargo planes are much simpler than passenger planes. They don't need as many seats, air conditioning vents, or lighting equipment, so they can be manufactured much faster.

Of course, there was also the Star Shine passenger plane being tested; Li Song had pre-ordered several of them himself beforehand.

Therefore, the testing at the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant is quite busy, and people in the surrounding area can often see aircraft taking off and landing.

"Boss, this is the testing progress of the general aviation helicopter." Then they came to the helicopter. The test helicopter is still under construction. The first one is already undergoing flight testing, and another one is undergoing gravity testing, which means the whole thing is just sitting there.

Li Song opened the file; the first one was mainly for flight testing.

In addition, life tests, fatigue strength tests, vibration characteristic analysis, non-destructive testing methods, and environmental corrosion tests are also required.

It can be basically finalized by the end of the year, which is just in time, because the next few years will be the years with the fastest development of weapons and equipment in the world. Once the US and Russia split up, the West will basically start to rely on its past achievements. At this time, facing the threat of the US, everyone will have no choice but to buy and build.

(End of this chapter)